Nasarawa Amazons F.C. is a

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club based in

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, Nigeria. The club is associated with the men's football club

Nasarawa United Nasarawa United Football Club is a soccer club based in Lafia, Nasarawa, Nigeria. They play in the Nigeria Premier League. History The team was founded in 2003 after the Nasarawa government took over Black Stars FC of Gombe. They joined the ...

. The home jersey is green, while the away jersey is white with a diagonal sky blue stripe.

History

The club was founded by the government of

in 2000. The nickname of the club, ''Solid Babes,'' is from the official slogan of the state. They won the

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in 2013 and

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, and were runners-up in 2006, 2007 and

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

. They have 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

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

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Umaru Tanko Al-Makura Umaru Tanko Al-Makura (born November 1952) is a Nigerian businessman and politician and also a former governor and senator in Nasarawa State in the All Progressive Congress (APC). He was elected as a senator in 2019. Background Al-makura was bor ...

, donated ₦ 40,000,000 to aid the running of the club and in recognition of the outstanding performance of the team. The Amazons were suspended during the 2016 season but were reinstated back to the league after an appeal.

Current squad

''Squad list for 2022 season.''

Management

* Head Coach: Christopher Danjuma Musa * Chairperson : Hajiya Huaina Suleiman Nagogo

Notable players

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* Mariam Ibrahim * Chinaza Uchendu * Amarachi Okoronkwo * Sarah Nnodim * Christy Ucheibe

Honours

: Winners (2): 2013,

* Nigerian Women's Cup: Winners(2): 2005,

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References

{{reflist Women's football clubs in Nigeria Nigeria Women Premier League clubs Lafia Association football clubs established in 2003 2003 establishments in Nigeria NWFL Premiership clubs