Thika Queens F.C.

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Thika Queens FC
Full nameThika Queens Football Club
Founded2009;14 years ago (2009)
GroundThika Municipal StadiumKenya
Capacity5 000
Head coach Benta Achieng
League Kenyan Women's Premier League
2020–21 Kenyan Women's Premier League 1st of 16 (champions)

Thika Queens FC, is a Kenyan professional women's football club based in Thika, Kiambu County, Kenya, that competes in Kenyan Women's Premier League, the top tier of Kenyan football. [1] [2] [3]

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The club has won the Premier League title on three occasions in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2020–21 seasons. [4] [5] The club is affiliated to men's team of Thika United who have been playing in the Kenya Premier League.

Honours

Domestic

League titles

Winners (record) (3): 2014–15, 2016–17, 2020–21 [6]

Managerial history

See also

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