FC Robo

FC Robo (Queens) International

Full name	FC Robo International, Lagos
Founded	19 April 1999;25 years ago (1999-04-19)
Ground	FIFA Goal project (Legacy) turf, National Stadium, Lagos [1]
Capacity	3,000
Manager	Emmanuel Osahon
League	Nigerian Women Premier League

FC RoboQueens is a Nigerian women's association football club based in Mushin, Lagos 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]}

History

FC Robo International, owners of FC Robo Queens is a privately owned professional football club from Lagos, Nigeria. Founded on the 19th of April by Osahon Emmanuel Orobosa, a veteran of the Nigerian football league, primarily as a football academy for boys but soon expanded to accommodate girls/women program, a decision which has since proven to be very positive for the club as her current popularity and growing-base (Nationally and Internationally) is largely due to the successful exploits of her female team (FC Robo Queens).

Current squad

Squad list for 2022.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 GK   NGA Damilola Amole 14 DF   NGA Omobola Falese 16 DF   NGA Esther Ndubisi 8 MF   NGA Maria Oke 21 FW   NGA Gift Monday 15 MF   NGA Mary Okereke 23 MF   NGA Islamiat Raji 13 MF   NGA Olabiyi Folajomi 22 GK   NGA Adegbite Bukola 17 FW   NGA Helen Christopher 11   NGA B. Aliu 3   NGA C. B. Ajeh

No. Pos. Nation Player 2   NGA O. Emeka 28 MF   NGA M. Yusuf 35 GK   NGA Rita Igwe —   NGA Adeyemo Fasilat —   NGA Akinwande Kehind —   NGA Ogbuchi Chidinma —   NGA Jamilusi Shade —   NGA Shobowale Rukayat —   NGA Onyenezide Esther —   NGA oladiti Rukayat —   NGA Lawal Taiwo —   NGA Oladipupo Shukurat

Notable former players

• Asisat Oshoala ^[4]
• Rasheedat Ajibade ^[2]
• Esther Sunday ^[5]

References

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.
4. Adelu, Taiwo (2016). "Oshoala Visits Winners Golden Bet, Seeks Support For FC Robo". pmnewsnigeria.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
5. admin (2016). "FC Robo better prepared for Nigeria Women Premier League, says Osahon". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-16.