Bayelsa Queens F.C.
Full name | Bayelsa Queens Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Restoration Girls |
Founded | 2000 |
Owner | Government of Bayelsa State |
League | Nigeria Women Premier League |
Bayelsa Queens is a Nigerian women football club based in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. They play in the highest pyramid of women football in Nigeria.[1][2][3][4] They have won three championships (2004, 2006 and 2007) in the Nigeria Women Premier League.
History[edit]
Bayelsa Queens was founded by former governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in year 2000. The NWFL board documents that the club was the first female club in Nigeria to have her pre-season abroad in 2007.
The club is also known as Restoration Girls, a name motivated by the government of the state.[5]
Results and fixtures[edit]
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2022[edit]
27 October 2022 Friendly | Bayelsa Queens | 11-0 | Racing Athletic Casablanca | Rabat, Morocco |
Report (CAF) | Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan |
31 October 2022 2022 CAF Women's Champions League GS | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2-1 | Bayelsa Queens | Marrakesh, Morocco |
17:00 | Daweti 32', 58' | Report (CAF) | Anjor 81' | Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) |
3 November 2022 2022 CAF Women's Champions League GS | TP Mazembe | 0-2 | Bayelsa Queens | Marrakesh, Morocco |
17:00 | Daweti 32', 58' | Report (CAF) | Stadium: Stade de Marrakech |
Current squad[edit]
Squad list for 2019 season. [6][7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours[edit]
- Nigeria Women Premier League - 2004, 2006, 2007, 2021–22
- Aiteo Cup - 2021
- Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament - 2021
References[edit]
- ^ "'Women's Super Six Will Not Hold Due to Lack of Funds'- Report". 19 November 2013.
- ^ "NWFL suspends Bayelsa Queens player over attack on referee - Soccer Press". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Bayelsa floods affected our preparationsBayelsa Queens FC".
- ^ "Rivers Angels Raid Osun Babes, Bobruichanka, Bayelsa Queens:: All Nigeria Soccer - the Complete Nigerian Football Portal".
- ^ "The fascinating stories and history behind Nigeria Women's Premier League club's nicknames". Sport Compass. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "ALABA THE HEROINE AS BAYELSA QUEENS SEALS PASSAGE TO FED CUP FINAL". Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Omagbemi picks 18 for Senegal clash". 6 April 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.