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2019 Aiteo Cup (women)
The 2019 Nigeria Women's Cup (known as the 2019 Aiteo, AITEO Women's Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th edition of the Nigeria Women's Cup, the main Single-elimination tournament, single-elimination women's association football, women's football tournament in Nigeria. The defending champions were Rivers Angels, after they defeated Ibom Angels in the previous final. Twenty-one teams contested the trophy, with seven teams receiving byes to the second round. Schedule The rounds of the 2019 competition were scheduled as follows: Matches A total of twenty-three matches were played, starting with the first round on 12 June 2019 and culminating with the final on 28 July 2019 at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna. First round Eight matches were played on 12 and 13 June 2019. Rivers Angels, Adamawa Queens, Sunshine Queens, Delta Queens, Nasarawa Amazons, Confluence Queens and Ibom Angels all received Bye (sports), byes to the #Second Round, second round. Second roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasarawa Amazons
Nasarawa Amazons F.C. is a women's association football club based in Lafia in Nasarawa State, the club is related to the men's football club Nasarawa United. The home jersey is green, the away jersey is white with a diagonal sky blue stripe. History The club was founded by the government of Nasarawa State in year 2000. The nickname of the club, ''Solid Babes'' is gotten from the official slogan of the state. They won the Nigeria Women Premier League in 2013 and 2017, and were runners-up in 2006, 2007 and 2016. They've also won the Nigerian Women's Cup twice, with their recent win in 2019 In 2010, Nasarawa Amazons were evicted from their home camping ground in Lafia for failure to pay accumulated rents. In 2012, Amazons played Pelican Stars F.C. to qualify for the super six tournament that determines the overall winner of the league. In 2013, the governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura donated ₦ 40,000,000 to aid the running of the club and in recognition of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |