Edo Queens F.C.

{{Use Nigerian English|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Edo Queens F.C. | image = | fullname = Edo Queens Football Club | nickname = | founded = | ground = [[Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium]] | capacity = 12,000 | website = | owner = [[Edo State|Government of Edo State]] | chairman = | manager = | league = [[NWFL Premiership]] | season = [[2020-21 NWFL Premiership|2020-21]] | position = }}

'''Edo Queens''' is a [[Nigerian]] women's [[association football|football]] club based in [[Edo State]], in southern [[Nigeria]]. They play in the top women's football league in Nigeria, the [[NWFL Premiership]].<ref>{{cite news |title=2021 NWFL Premiership: Delta Queens return to winning ways, Edo Queens drop first point |url=https://www.kick442.com/2021-nwfl-premiership-delta-queens-return-to-winning-ways-edo-queens-drop-first-point/ |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=Kick442 |date=23 December 2020 |archive-date=11 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111214027/https://www.kick442.com/2021-nwfl-premiership-delta-queens-return-to-winning-ways-edo-queens-drop-first-point/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=NWPL Previews: Rivers Angels tackle Edo Queens as Bayelsa Queens and Robo tango |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/nwpl-previews-rivers-angels-tackle-edo-queens-as-bayelsa/h2j7jpi8az9i10gjkoipqcp3x |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=Goal.com |date=23 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=NWFL : Edo Queens not afraid of Rivers Angels – Odey |url=https://www.brila.net/nwfl-edo-queens-not-afraid-of-rivers-angels-odey/ |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=Brila |date=23 December 2020}}</ref>

==History== Rollanson Odeh was the Queens' head coach until he was suspended at the conclusion of February 2021 after the team's second defeat in the Nigerian Women Football League.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adeleke |first=Ayoola |date=2021-03-03 |title=Edo Queens FC Suspends Coach Rollanson, Drafts in Stanley Osaze |url=https://platinumreports.wordpress.com/2021/03/03/edo-queens-fc-suspends-coach-rollanson-drafts-in-stanley-osaze/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Platinum News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In [[2023–24 NWFL Premiership|2024]], Edo Queens won their first ever title, after they finished top of the NWFL premiership.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://guardian.ng/sport/edo-queens-win-womens-football-league-super-six-title/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Edo Queens win women's football league Super Six title|date=27 May 2024|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]}}</ref> In [[2024 CAF Women's Champions League|2024]], they participated in their first [[CAF Women's Champions League|Champions League]] becoming the third Nigerian club to do so, where they finished fourth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-womens-champions-league/news/edo-queens-to-continue-flying-the-nigerian-flag-at-the-caf-women-s-champions-league/|title=Edo Queens to continue flying the Nigerian flag at the CAF Women's Champions League|work=cafonline.com|date=6 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/football/756345-caf-womens-champions-league-edo-queens-miss-out-on-bronze-medal.html|title=CAF Women's Champions League: Edo Queens miss out on bronze medal|date=22 November 2024|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref>

== Current squad == <small> Squad list for [[2024-25 NWFL Premiership|2024-2025 Season]]. </small><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.futbalgalore.com/2016/09/23/alaba-the-heroine-as-bayelsa-queens-seals-passage-to-fed-cup-final/ | title=ALABA THE HEROINE AS BAYELSA QUEENS SEALS PASSAGE TO FED CUP FINAL | accessdate=9 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=http://dailypost.ng/2016/04/06/omagbemi-picks-18-for-senegal-clash/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria| title=Omagbemi picks 18 for Senegal clash | date=6 April 2016 | accessdate=10 October 2016|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]}}</ref>

{{Fs start}} {{Fs player | no=1 | nat=NGA | pos=GK | name=[[Ihiabi Rabi]]}} {{Fs player | no=14 | nat=NGA | pos=GK | name=[[Sandra Chichi]]}} {{Fs player | no=2 | nat=NGA | pos=GK | name=[[Alaba Jonathan]]}} {{Fs player | no=3 | nat=NGA | pos=DF | name=[[Ayomide Anibaba]]}} {{Fs player | no=7 | nat=NGA | pos=DF | name=[[Esther Udegbe]]}} {{Fs player | no=8 | nat=NGA | pos=DF | name=[[Uzoamaka Igwe]]}} {{Fs player | no=10 | nat=NGA | pos=FW | name=[[Lucky Odiri]]}} {{Fs player | no=11 | nat=NGA | pos=FW | name=[[Charity Ifenkoh]]}} {{Fs player | no=12 | nat=NGA | pos=MF | name=[[Blessing Edoho]]}} {{Fs player | no=13 | nat=NGA | pos=FW | name=[[Lilian Tule]]}} {{Fs player | no=14 | nat=NGA | pos=FW | name=[[Tegah Okoko]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player | no=15 | nat=NGA | pos=DF | name=[[Osas Igbinovia]]}} {{Fs player | no=26 | nat=NGA | pos=DF | name=[[Chidinma Edeji]]}} {{Fs player | no=27 | nat=NGA | pos=FW | name=[[Ayo Barakat Olaiya]]}} {{Fs player | no=34 | nat=NGA | pos=FW | name=[[Yetunde Adeboyejo]]}} {{Fs player | no=35 | nat=NGA | pos=MF | name=[[Maclean Okogba]]}} {{Fs player | no=34 | nat=NGA | pos=FW | name=[[Egberi Inamotimi]]}} {{Fs player | no=35 | nat=NGA | pos=MF | name=[[Doris Ewhubare]]}}

== Management ==

* Head Coach: Moses Aduku * General Manager: Rollanson Odeh * Scouting Coach: Anthony Ipogah * Welfare Officer: Princess Omoyemwen Adeyinka Afolabi <ref>{{Cite news |last=Iyemefokhai |first=Enahoro |date=2025-01-14 |title=Okpebholo unveils new management teams, coaches for Bendel Insurance, Edo Queens |url=https://dailypost.ng/2025/01/14/okpebholo-unveils-new-management-teams-coaches-for-bendel-insurance-edo-queens/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-01-27 |newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Honours== * [[NWFL Premiership]]: [[2023–24 NWFL Premiership|2023–24]] ::* [[CAF Women's Champions League]]: [[2024 CAF Women's Champions League|2024]] - Fourth place

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://edoqueensfc.com/ Official website]

[[Category:Women's football clubs in Nigeria]] [[Category:Association football clubs established in 2000]] [[Category:Nigeria Women Premier League clubs]] [[Category:NWFL Premiership clubs]] [[Category:2000 establishments in Nigeria]] [[Category:Sport in Edo State]]