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FC Robo

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FC Robo (Queens) International
Full nameFC Robo International, Lagos
Founded19 April 1999; 27 years ago (1999-04-19)
GroundFIFA Goal project (Legacy) turf, National Stadium, Lagos[1]
Capacity3,000
ManagerNigeria Emmanuel Osahon
LeagueNWFL Premiership
2025–26Regular season: 1st, Group B
Championship round: 6th

FC Robo Queens is a Nigerian women's association football club based in Mushin, Lagos and a member of the Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL). They have competed in the Nigeria Women Premier League, the highest division for women association football in the country.

The club has produced several players for the Nigerian national team and players that have gone on to play at professional women clubs from across the globe. BBC and Two-time African footballer of the year, Asisat Oshoala[2][3], along with Esther Sunday[citation needed] and Rasheedat Ajibade, are all products of the club's academy and youth programs[citation needed].

Asisat Oshoala served as an ambassador of the club in 2016, in a move to help uplift the business brand and image of the club.[2][3]

History

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FC Robo International, owners of FC Robo Queens is a privately owned professional football club from Lagos, Nigeria. Founded on the 19th of April by Osahon Emmanuel Orobosa, a veteran of the Nigerian football league, primarily as a football academy for boys but soon expanded to accommodate girls/women program[citation needed].

Current squad

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Squad list for 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 GK  NGR Damilola Amole
14 DF  NGR Omobola Falese
16 DF  NGR Esther Ndubisi
8 MF  NGR Maria Oke
15 MF  NGR Mary Okereke
23 MF  NGR Islamiat Raji
13 MF  NGR Olabiyi Folajomi
22 GK  NGR Adegbite Bukola
17 FW  NGR Helen Christopher
11  NGR B. Aliu
3  NGR C. B. Ajeh
No. Pos. Nation Player
2  NGR O. Emeka
28 MF  NGR M. Yusuf
35 GK  NGR Rita Igwe
—  NGR Adeyemo Fasilat
—  NGR Akinwande Kehind
—  NGR Ogbuchi Chidinma
—  NGR Jamilusi Shade
—  NGR Shobowale Rukayat
—  NGR Onyenezide Esther
—  NGR oladiti Rukayat
—  NGR Lawal Taiwo
—  NGR Oladipupo Shukurat

Notable former players

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References

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  1. ↑ admin (2016). "FC Robo Queens battle back to salvage draw in Nigeria Women Premier League opener". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  2. 1 2 3 "Arsenal Ladies' Oshoala becomes FC Robo ambassador". Yahoo News. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  3. 1 2 "Arsenal Ladies' Oshoala becomes FC Robo ambassador - Goal.com". Goal.com. 2016-11-04. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  4. ↑ Adelu, Taiwo (2016). "Oshoala Visits Winners Golden Bet, Seeks Support For FC Robo". P.M. News. Lagos, Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  5. ↑ "FC Robo better prepared for Nigeria Women Premier League, says Osahon". Goal.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-16.