Nasarawa Amazons F.C.

Nasarawa Amazons F.C. is a women's association football club based in Lafia in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The club is associated with the men's football club Nasarawa United.^[1] The home jersey is green,^[2] while the away jersey is white with a diagonal sky blue stripe.^[3]

Nasarawa Amazons F.C.

Full name	Nasarawa Amazons Football Club
Nickname(s)	Solid Babes
Founded	2000
Ground	Lafia Township Stadium
Owner	Government of Nasarawa State
Manager	Christopher Danjuma
League	Nigeria Women Premier League

History

The club was founded by the government of Nasarawa State in 2000. The nickname of the club, Solid Babes, is from the official slogan of the state.^[4]

They won the Nigeria Women Premier League in 2013 and 2017,^[5] and were runners-up in 2006, 2007 and 2016.^[6][7] They have also won the Nigerian Women's Cup twice, with their recent win in 2019^[8]

In 2010, Nasarawa Amazons were evicted from their home camping ground in Lafia for failure to pay accumulated rents.^[9] In 2012, Amazons played Pelican Stars F.C. to qualify for the super six tournament that determines the overall winner of the league.^[10] In 2013, the governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, donated ₦ 40,000,000 to aid the running of the club and in recognition of the outstanding performance of the team.^[11] Amazons were suspended during the 2016 season but were reinstated back to the league after an appeal.^[12]

Current squad

Squad list for 2022 season.
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 35 GK  NGA Chioma Nwankwo 32 GK  NGA Uche Chukwu 34 GK  NGA Sandra Aernyi 1 GK  NGA Augustina Boniface 22 DF  NGA Joy Duru 13 DF  NGA Sarah Nnodim 4 DF  NGA Mariam Ibrahim 24 DF  NGA Mary Ibadin 29 DF  NGA Ebere Okoye 30 DF  NGA Juliet Iorliam 27 DF  NGA Nnenna Okogbua 33 MF  NGA Amarachi Okoronkwo 28 MF  NGA Esther Viktor Ekwese

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 MF  NGA Veronica Idoko 6 MF  NGA Sikirat Isah 3 MF  NGA Chythia Emenayo Ugochi 21 MF  NGA Josephine Mathias 10 MF  NGA Deborah Ajiboye 16 FW  NGA Grace Igboamalu 7 FW  NGA Aishat Bello 11 FW  NGA Dooshima Tarnum 19 FW  NGA Adejoke Ejalonibu 20 FW  NGA Ijeoma Emenike 9 FW  NGA Alheri Ayuba 12 FW  NGA Stella Onyekachi

Management

• Head Coach: Christopher Danjuma

Notable players

• Anam Imo^[13]
• Mariam Ibrahim^[14]
• Chinaza Uchendu^[14]
• Amarachi Okoronkwo^[14]
• Sarah Nnodim^[14]
• Christy Ucheibe

Honours

• Nigeria Women Premier League:Winners (2): 2013, 2017
• Nigerian Women's Cup:Winners(2): 2005, 2019

References

1. "Nasarawa United, Amazon management dissolved". Daily Trust. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
2. "NWPL: Nasarawa Amazons beat Sunshine Queens in Lafia". Sports Compass. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
3. "NWPL: Nasarawa Amazons in slim win over Sunshine Queens". Vanguard. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
4. "The fascinating stories and history behind Nigeria Women's Premier League club's nicknames". Sport Compass. 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
5. "Nasarawa Amazons emerge 2017 Nigerian Women Premier League champions". Retrieved 25 December 2018.
6. "Nasarawa Amazons are Nigeria Women League champions". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
7. "Rivers Angels FC beat Nasarawa Amazon to claim NWPL title". Today NG. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
8. "Nasarawa Amazons defeat Rivers Angels to win title". Punchng.com. 28 July 2019.
9. "Nigeria: Landlord Seals Nasarawa Female Football Team Camp". All Africa. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
10. "Nasarawa Amazons plot Pelicans' fall". Futaa. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
11. "Al-Makura doles out N40m to Nasarawa Amazons". Daily Trust. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
12. Nnaji, Bede (2016). "Nasarawa Amazons seek reinstatement on NWFL". authorityngr.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
13. "Nigeria invites 30 players to Falcons camp for 10th AWC". Premium Times NG. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
14. "Chris Danjuma Calls 35 Falcons For All Africa Games". Naij. Retrieved 25 December 2018.