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Bayelsa Queens FC Unveil Provisional Squad for 2025 WAFU Zone B Qualifiers
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
As preparations intensify for the 2025 WAFU Zone B Women’s Champions League Qualifiers in August, Bayelsa Queens FC have officially unveiled their 25-player provisional squad for the tournament.
According to the club, the selected players embody the strength, discipline, and ambition of the Prosperity Girls as they target a return to the continental stage.
The roster comprises:
- 4 Goalkeepers
- 8 Defenders
- 6 Midfielders
- 7 Forwards
This marks Bayelsa Queens’ second appearance at the WAFU-B qualifiers, having won the title in Côte d’Ivoire in 2022. They return to the same country this year, aiming to reclaim the regional crown after clinching the 2024/25 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership title.
The winner of the WAFU-B tournament will go on to represent the zone at the 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League.
Other Nigerian clubs that have previously featured in the WAFU-B competition include Rivers Angels, Delta Queens, and Edo Queens.
Bayelsa Queens Provisional Roster for 2025 WAFU-B Qualifiers
🧤 Goalkeepers
- Mole Omini
- Linda Jiwuaku
- Agatha Thompson
- Slyvia Echefu
🛡️ Defenders
- Blessing Ilivieda
- Florence Alexander
- Jennifer Oliver
- Chinyere Iheoma
- Bumi Semilore
- Sefiat Idris
- Amblessed Ogbonnaya
- Ortega Okoko
🧠 Midfielders
- Vera Samuel
- Mary Aderemi
- Dooshima Tarnum
- Kafayat Mafisere
- Chiamaka Ezekwugo
- Bankole Sofiat
🥅 Forwards
- Janet Akekoromowei
- Emem Essien
- Lucky Mary
- Delight Isaac
- Ifeanyi Kindness
- Alaba Olabiyi
- Shakirat Moshood
Bayelsa Queens will be banking on experience, recent domestic success, and youthful firepower to secure a spot at Africa’s premier women’s club competition.
