Erstwhile Champions of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL), premiership, Edo Queens FC will on Friday face 7th time champions Rivers Angels FC of Port Harcourt in match day 4 of the ongoing 2025/2026 NWFL Super 6 Championship.
Edo Queens Captain Deborah Odiagbe, will be leading the team into a crucial match against the host State in a game that is already described as the defining battle of the season.
The epic game will be played at the Adokiye Amiesimake Stadium Port Harcourt Rivers State. Kickoff time is 3 pm.
For the teeming supporters of Edo Queens, the argument on who carries the day has already been settled. To them, Edo Queens is the best women’s club in Nigeria that has the capacity to become NWFL premiership champions.
Moreso, with the array of stars paraded by Moses Aduku, many football followers in Nigeria believe that Edo Queens FC have the force, the attacking brilliance and technical depth needed to stand at the very top of the Super 6 championship.
Friday’s task before the team may be the toughest of their career, but Edo Queens as they are currently rated, posses what many consider the most complete squad in Nigeria’s Women Football.
With the tireless midfielders, wingers, attackers, and defenders whose energy and aggression allow Edo Queens to press relentlessly, it will be absolutely difficult for any team to stop the Benin City based Queens from lefting the trophy.
The team have played a total of three matches, won two with a high goal margin beating FC Robo Queens 4-1 and Abia Angels 6-2 and lost one to Nasarawa Amazons.
It is believed that after Friday’s showdown against Rivers Angels the debate about the better of the two teams will have been laid to rest.
Now that both rival teams stand directly on each other’s path, for Moses Aduku, Friday’s cracker is not only about beating Rivers Angels, it is also about going ahead to win the trophy. It is a grudge match between two former champions.
For the Benin City ladies, the three points are not negotiable.The last time both teams played themselves during the regular season, Rivers Angels defeated Edo Queens by 2-1 in Port Harcourt, while in the reverse fixture played at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Edo Queens thrashed Rivers Angels 4-1.
