Remo Stars establishes professional women’s football team

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Remo Stars Football Club has unveiled their women’s football team, setting up a professional women’s team for the first time in the club’s history.

In a video post, the club announced via a newly opened X account (formerly Twitter) the women’s side, “Remo Stars Ladies”.

The players of the women’s team in tracksuits embraced themselves as the post confirmed the participation of the club in the top-flight Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) Premiership.

Remo Stars Ladies will compete in the Nigerian topfight, having secured promotion as Lakeside Ladies from the NWFL Championship in July.

“Men’s first-team football
✔️The academy
🆕 Women’s first-team football

We are proud to introduce the Remo Stars Ladies, participating in the Nigeria Women’s Football League.

#WeAreRemoStars” The post stated.

The Sky Blue Stars is one of the fast-rising football teams in Nigeria with the men’s teams in the top-flight Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). The Ikenne-based team finished third and qualified for the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup for the first time at the end of the 2021/2022 season.

The following season (2022/2023), the Ikenne-based side finished second behind champions, Enyimba, picking the second slot in the African top-tier club competition, CAF Champions League and are one of the favourite to win the league ahead of the 2023/2024 campaign.

They have an academy (Beyond Limits Football Academy) and the lower cadre of football development teams like the U-15 which won consecutive NPFL U-15 LaLiga Promises and hope to extend their football legacy with the women’s team when the NWFL Premiership season kicks off in November.