Bayelsa Queens is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

women

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club based in

Yenagoa Yenagoa is a Local Government Area and capital city of Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria. It is located at the southern part of the country at coordinates . The LGA has an area of 706 km² and a population of 352,285 at the 2006 census. Th ...

Bayelsa State Bayelsa is one of the states in the South-South region of Nigeria, located in the core of the Niger Delta region. Bayelsa State was created in 1996 and was carved out from Rivers State, making it one of the newest states in the federation. Yenag ...

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. They play in the highest pyramid of women football in Nigeria. They have won three championships in the

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in the year 2004, 2006 and 2007.

History

Bayelsa Queens was founded by former governor,

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha (DSP) (16 November 1952 – 10 October 2015) was a Nigerian politician who was Governor of Bayelsa State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 9 December 2005. Background Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was born on 16 Novem ...

in year 2000. The NWFL board documents that the club was the first female club in Nigeria to have her preseason abroad in 2007. The club is also known as ''Restoration Girls'', a name motivated by the government of the state.

Results and fixtures

;Legend

2022

Current squad

Squad list for 2019 season.

Honours

- 2004, 2006, 2007, 2021–22 *

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* Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament - 2021

References

{{Reflist Women's football clubs in Nigeria Association football clubs established in 2000 Nigeria Women Premier League clubs 2000 establishments in Nigeria Football clubs in Bayelsa State NWFL Premiership clubs