FC Robo Queens is a

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club based in Mushin Lagos State, Nigeria and a member of the Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL) and have competed in the

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, the highest division for women association football in the country. Through FC Robo Queens, the club has contributed immensely to the women’s game in Nigeria,

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and the world at large having produced several talented players for the Nigerian national team and a host of professional women clubs across the globe. BBC and Two-time African footballer of the year, Asisat Oshoala, along with Esther Sunday, Rasheedat Ajibade, Aminat Yakubu are all products of the club's academy program and

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. Asisat Oshoala is also an ambassador of the club in 2016, a move to help uplift the business brand and image of the club.

History

FC Robo International, owners of FC Robo Queens is a privately owned professional football club from Lagos, Nigeria. Founded on the 19th of April, Osahon Emmanuel Orobosa, a veteran of the Nigerian football league, primarily as a

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for boys but soon expanded to accommodate girls/women program, a decision which has since proven to be very positive for the club as her current popularity and growing-base (Nationally and Internationally) is largely due to the successful exploits of her female team (FC Robo Queens).

2022 Squad List

''Squad list for 2022.''

Notable former players

* Asisat Oshoala * Rasheedat Ajibade * Esther Sunday

References

{{reflist Football clubs in Lagos Women's football clubs in Nigeria Association football clubs established in 1999 Nigeria Women Premier League clubs 1999 establishments in Nigeria NWFL Premiership clubs