Wikipedia - Nasarawa Amazons F.C.
Nasarawa Amazons F.C. is a women's association football club based in Lafia in Nasarawa State. The club is associated with the men's football club Nasarawa United. The home jersey is green, while the away jersey is white with a diagonal sky blue stripe.
History
The club was founded by the government of Nasarawa State in 2000. The nickname of the club, Solid Babes, is from the official slogan of the state.
They won the Nigeria Women Premier League in 2013 and 2017, and were runners-up in 2006, 2007 and 2016. They have also won the Nigerian Women's Cup twice, with their recent win in 2019
In 2010, Nasarawa Amazons were evicted from their home camping ground in Lafia for failure to pay accumulated rents. In 2012, Amazons played Pelican Stars F.C. to qualify for the super six tournament that determines the overall winner of the league. In 2013, the governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, donated ₦ 40,000,000 to aid the running of the club and in recognition of the outstanding performance of the team. Amazons were suspended during the 2016 season but were reinstated back to the league after an appeal.
Nasarawa Amazons har vunnit Nigeria Women Premier League två gånger, 2012 och 2019. De har också vunnit Nigeria Women's Federation Cup tre gånger, 2011, 2014 och 2018.
I det afrikanska mästerskapet för damklubbar har Nasarawa Amazons nått semifinalen två gånger, 2013 och 2019.
Några av de mest framstående spelarna i Nasarawa Amazons historia är Blessing Edoho, Oluchi Ofoegbu och Chiamaka Nnadozie.