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| Full name | Bayelsa Queens Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Restoration Girls |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Owner | Government of Bayelsa State |
| Chairman | Robin Apreala |
| League | Nigeria Women Premier League |
Bayelsa Queens is a women football club based in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. They play in the top tier of the women's football league pyramid in Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] [4] They have won the NWFL Premiership five times and finished runners-up on four occasions.
Bayelsa Queens was founded by former governor of Bayelsa State Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in 2000. The NWFL board documents that the club was the first female club in Nigeria to have her pre-season abroad in 2007.
The club is also known as Restoration Girls, a name motivated by the government of the state. [5]
Win Draw Lose Fixture
| 27 October 2022 Friendly | Bayelsa Queens  | 11-0 |  Racing Athletic Casablanca | Rabat, Morocco |
| Report (CAF) | Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan |
| 31 October 2022 2022 CAF Women's Champions League GS | Mamelodi Sundowns  | 2-1 | Bayelsa Queens | Marrakesh, Morocco |
| 17:00 | Daweti  32', 58' | Report (CAF) | Anjor 81' | Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) |
| 3 November 2022 2022 CAF Women's Champions League GS | TP Mazembe  | 0-2 | Bayelsa Queens | Marrakesh, Morocco |
| 17:00 | Daweti 32', 58' | Report (CAF) | Stadium: Stade de Marrakech |
Squad list for 2019 season. [6] [7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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