WAFU-B Women’s Champions League: Edo Queens sign Folashade Ijamilusi, 13 others

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Ahead of this month’s West Zone B (WAFU-B) Women’s Champions League Qualifiers in Cote D’Ivoire, Edo Queens have beefed up their squad with the arrival of three players.

Folashade Ijamilusi, who ended the 2023/2024 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership season as the top goal scorer with eight goals, has joined the Benin City-based side from FC Robo Queens.

Moses Aduku’s side also announced the arrival of Bayelsa Queens top choice goalkeeper, Monle Oyono ahead of their trip to Cote D’Ivoire.

Delta Queens’ Vera Samuel also joined the team in a bid to strengthen after the trio of Chioma Olise, Osigwe Goodness, and Folorunsho Comfort joined the national U-20 team for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

A total number of 14 players were newly recruited by Edo Queens at the end of the season after winning their maiden league title.The Nigerian side has been on a month intensive training program in Uzairue as part of preparation for the WAFU-B Qualifiers.

The Nigerian champions will face Hasaacas Ladies (Ghana), Omnisports Etincelle (Burkina Faso), and AS Garde Nationale (Niger Republic) in Group B of the 2024 WAFU-B Women’s Champions League Qualifiers.

On Sunday, August 11, Edo Queens will open their WAFU-B campaign against Omnisports Etincelle before cashes against Hasaacas Ladies (August 14), and AS Garde Nationale (August 17).