Sema among trio to qualify for the Champions League.

Ken Sema, a former Watford winger, will play Champions League football this season after his team Pafos defeated Crvena zvezda in the playoff round.

The Cypriots won the opening leg of the contest 2-1 in Belgrade last week, with Sema contributing 67 minutes.

He was an unused substitute in the return game on Tuesday night, but he will now be part of the side battling against Europe’s finest after a 1-1 draw secured their place in the main league phase.

Cristiano Giaretta, a former Watford sporting director, has joined Pafos in the same position, starting in December 2023.

Ken Sema says goodbye to Watford fans in February. (Image: PA) Domingos Quina, a former Hornet, joined the team from Udinese in September 2024.

Sema appeared in 176 games for Watford over six and a half years, playing a key role in the club’s promotion to the Premier League in the 2020/21 season, scoring five goals and assisting five others.

He has played 28 games for Pafos since signing last January, and he has also reclaimed his spot in the Swedish national squad, scoring a hat-trick against Algeria in June.

Quina showed signs of potential while playing 37 games for the Hornets, but he was loaned out five times until joining Gino Pozzo’s Serie A club in 2023.

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