Edo Queens is a

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women's

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club based in

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, in southern

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. They play in the top women's football league in Nigeria, the

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History

Rollanson Odeh was the Queens' head coach until he was suspended at the conclusion of February 2021 after the team’s second defeat in the Nigerian Women Football League. In

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, Edo Queens won their first ever title, after they finished top of the NWFL premiership. In

, they participated in their first Champions League becoming the third Nigerian club to do so, where they finished fourth.

Current squad

Squad list for 2020-21 season.

Management

* Head Coach: Moses Aduku * General Manager: Rollanson Odeh * Scouting Coach: Anthony Ipogah * Welfare Officer: Princess Omoyemwen Adeyinka Afolabi

Honours

: 2023–24 ::*

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- Fourth place

References

External links

Official website
Women's football clubs in Nigeria Association football clubs established in 2000 Nigeria Women Premier League clubs NWFL Premiership clubs 2000 establishments in Nigeria Sport in Edo State {{Nigeria-footyclub-stub