FC Robo

FC Robo (Queens) International
Full nameFC Robo International, Lagos
Founded19 April 1999; 25 years ago (1999-04-19)
GroundFIFA Goal project (Legacy) turf, National Stadium, Lagos[1]
Capacity3,000
ManagerNigeria Emmanuel Osahon
LeagueNigerian Women Premier League

FC Robo Queens is a women's association football club based in Mushin Lagos State, Nigeria and a member of the Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL). They have competed in the Nigeria Women Premier League, 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 and beyond, 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 youth program.

National football star Asisat Oshoala served as an ambassador of the club in 2016, a move to help uplift the business brand and image of the club.[2][3]

  1. ^ admin (2016). "FC Robo Queens battle back to salvage draw in Nigeria Women Premier League opener". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  2. ^ admin (2016). "Arsenal Ladies' Oshoala becomes FC Robo ambassador". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  3. ^ "Arsenal Ladies' Oshoala becomes FC Robo ambassador - Goal.com". Goal.com. 2016-11-04. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-21.