Sunshine Queens FC is a women's association football club in Nigeria.[1] They play in the topmost division of female football in the NWFL Premiership. Their home stadium is Akure Township Stadium. The club is one of the running football activities of Ondo State Football Agency.[2][3]
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| Full name | Sunshine Queens Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The 'Owena Marmaids’ | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Ground | Akure Township Stadium Akure, Nigeria | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| President | Akinsola Elvis Akinbobola | ||
| League | Nigerian Women Premier League | ||
| 2014 | 3rd | ||
| Website | http://ondostatefootballagency.com/?tag=sunshine-queens-fc | ||
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History
editThe club was founded in 2005. It is nicknamed Owena Mermaid, evidently after a prominent river in the state.[4]
Current squad
editSquad list for 2022 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
edit- Sunshine Queens F.C President: Akinsola Elvis Akinbobola
- Sunshine Queens F.C. Vice President : Lateef Fabunmi
- Head of Technical: Prince Moruf Adams
- Head of media: Wahab Bankole
- Head of administration: Richard Aina
- Head of Marketing: Ife Adewunmi
- Technical Director: Paul Ashworth
- Assistant Technical Director: Henry Abiodun
- Players Management: Yussuf Aminu
Honours
edit- Nigerian Women's Cup - 2015 winner[5]
References
edit- ^ "Sunshine Queens beat Rising Queens in friendly". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Shamsudeen, Tunde. "Sunshine Queens Partners Foundation On War Against Sexual Gender Based Violence". Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "Rivers Angels, Sunshine Queens reach Women Federation Cup final". goal.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "The fascinating stories and history behind Nigeria Women's Premier League club's nicknames". Sport Compass. 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ^ "Federation Cup: Sunshine Queens emerge female champions". premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
