ISLAMABAD: The fourth edition of the National Women’s Football Club Championship has moved ahead by nine days, officials announced on Monday.

The tournament, which serves as a qualifier for the National Women’s Championship (NWC), will now commence from April 15 instead of April 5, a Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) official told APP.

The 24 participant teams will vie for eight qualification spots, with matches being played in four zones, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar.

“The top two teams of each zone will be promoted to the seventh National Women’s Championship, which will be played at Islamabad’s Jinnah Stadium from September 17 to 30,” the official said.

“We have increased the number of qualifiers from four to eight.”

The four teams to qualify for last year’s NWC were Karachi’s Diya FC, Peshawar’s Frontier College, Lahore’s Sport Sciences and Young Rising Star from Rawalpindi.

Participants of the fourth National Women Club Championship

Peshawar: Frontier College, United, Peshawar FC, Spark FC, Chamkani FC, Striker FC, Charsadda FCLahore: Model Town, LUMS, Sports Sciences, Fatima, Lahore Fighters, LGS JT Karachi: Diya FC, Karachi Women, Marta Women, Karachi KickersVehari: Vehari United,Rawalpindi: Young Rising StarIslamabad: Margala FCTakht Bhai: Takht Bhai FCAbbottabad: Hazara StarNowshera: GGHSS Dak Ismail KhelFata: FataFC