FC Robo
Football club
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FC Robo Queens 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.
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| Full name | FC Robo International, Lagos |
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| Founded | 19 April 1999 |
| Ground | FIFA Goal project (Legacy) turf, National Stadium, Lagos[1] |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Manager |  Emmanuel Osahon |
| League | Nigerian Women Premier League |
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 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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