By Ojieva Ehiosun
Edo Queens Football Club of Benin have been crowned champions of the 2025/26 Nigeria Women Football League Premiership after a goalless last fixture duel against defending champions Bayelsa Queens at the just concluded Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Super 6 showpiece in Port Harcourt.
Edo Queens have now qualified to represent Nigeria in the CAF champions league.
This is the second time the Benin based Queens are lifting the women’s premier league trophy. They lifted it in 2024 for the first time in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.
The coach Moses Aduku-led team began the Super Six with a 1-0 defeat to Nasarawa Amazons but quickly shrugged off the disappointment and came out stronger in the remaining fixtures. They thrashed FC Robo 4-1 in the second fixture and went ahead to hammer Abia Angels 6-2 in the third match before a hard fought 2-1 victory over host team Rivers Angels in the fourth engagement to record 10 points and +7 goals advantage and ultimately secured the coveted women’s premier league trophy.
After the cagy encounters at the Adokiye Amiesimake Stadium in Port Harcourt, bringing the super six and the league season to an end, Edo Queen’s goal poacher Atume Doosuur, won an individual award of the highest goal scorer of the league with 13 goals.
In the other last day fixtures, Abia Angels and FC Robo settled for 1- 1 draw just as Nasarawa Amazons and Rivers Angels also ended their engagement in a stalemate .
Bayelsa Queens finished second with 7 points (+2 goal difference).
Nasarawa Amazons were pushed to the third place with 7 points (0 goal difference).
Speaking after the victory head coach of Edo Queens, Aduku said: “We thank God for everything. We came fully prepared and asked God to help and He did it for us and we return all the glory to Him.”
