Abiola Babes F.C.

{{short description|Nigerian football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Abiola Babes | image = | caption = | fullname = Abiola Babes Football Club | nickname = | founded = {{start date and years ago|1980|df=yes}} | stadium = MKO Abiola Stadium | capacity = 23,325 | owner = | manager = | pattern_ra2 = | body2 = | leftarm2 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_la2 = | leftarm1 = | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_la1 = | body1 = | shorts1 = | rightarm1 = | jersey = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = | socks1 = | socks2 = | pattern_b1 = | Head Coach = | dissolved = 2001 }} '''Abiola Babes Football Club''' was a Nigerian football club that played in Abeokuta. It was owned by businessman Bashorun Moshood K Abiola. The team was promoted to the Nigeria First Division in 1984 and went on to be the FA Cup champions in 1985 and 1987.

After a period of hiatus in the 1990s, the team reformed in May 2000 but was disbanded the next year for lack of funds.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200006040068.html Abiola Babes return to the pitch (allafrica.com)]</ref><ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200008030049.html Pity us, we are broke (allafrica.com)]</ref>

Their last game was in the 2001 Challenge Cup against NIPOST FC.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nig01.html Nigeria 2001 (rsssf)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118001514/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nig01.html |date=November 18, 2011 }}</ref>

==Achievements== *Nigeria 2nd Division Champion 1983 *'''Nigerian FA Cup: 2''' 1985, 1987

==Performance in CAF competitions== *'''African Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances''' ::1986: First Round ::1987: Semifinals

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Category:Football clubs in Nigeria Category:Defunct football clubs in Nigeria Category:Abeokuta Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2001 Category:2001 disestablishments in Nigeria