Abiola Babes F.C.

Abiola Babes

Full name	Abiola Babes Football Club
Founded	1980;45 years ago (1980)
Dissolved	2001
Stadium	MKO Abiola Stadium
Capacity	23,325

Abiola Babes Football Club was a Nigerian football club that played in Abeokuta. It was owned by businessman Bashorun Moshood K Abiola. The team was promoted to the Nigeria First Division in 1984 and went on to be the FA Cup champions in 1985 and 1987.

After a period of hiatus in the 1990s, the team reformed in May 2000 but was disbanded the next year for lack of funds. ^{[1] [2]}

Their last game was in the 2001 Challenge Cup against NIPOST FC. ^[3]

Achievements

• Nigeria 2nd Division Champion

1983

• Nigerian FA Cup: 2

1985, 1987

Performance in CAF competitions

• African Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1986: First Round

1987: Semifinals

References

1. Abiola Babes return to the pitch (allafrica.com)
2. Pity us, we are broke (allafrica.com)
3. Nigeria 2001 (rsssf) Archived November 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine