FC Robo Queens, Nasarawa Amazons Face Tricky Away Trips, As Osun Babes And Sunshine Queens Clash in South-west Derby.

NWFL Premiership Week 7 throws up exciting fixtures

After a thrilling round of fixtures in the last outing of the NWFL Premiership, week 7 throws up some more exciting ties as Edo Queens seek a quick return to winning ways, when they face Confluence Queens at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, Nasarawa Amazons will take on struggling Ibom Angels at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo.

Osun Babes will be hoping to dust themselves off against Sunshine Queens at the Osogbo City Stadium on Wednesday after losing 2-1 to Rivers Angels in Porthacourt. .

Here is the Week 7 Preview of the NWFL Premiership.

Delta Queens FC Robo Queens (

This fixture in 2019 ended in a draw, which got the late George Emenetie sacked by Delta Queens Chairman, Tony Okowa.

This time around, Delta Queens look more confident, having won all their home games at home this season and even picked a point away from home last week.

Osahon Emmanuel will still be without his influential captain, Gift Monday and Habibat Akinwande, who are both in Turkey with the Super Falcons. Delta Queens are 6th on the log with 10 points, while FC Robo Queens are 3rd on the log, with 12points.

Delta Queens:WLWLWD
FC Robo Queens:WWLWLW

Edo Queens Confluence Queens (Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin)

Edo Queens have provided some of the best entertaining games so far this season and yet again, they will be facing Confluence Queens at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, in a duel, they are so confident of.

The team, under Rollandson Odeh have shown remarkable resilience in most of their games and by contrast, Confluence Queens drew their last game at home and the team seem to be more troubled with the administrative issues ongoing at the club.

Edo Queens WWDDWL.
Confluence Queens DLWLWD

Abia Angels Bayelsa Queens (Umuahia Township Stadium, Umuahia).

Bayelsa Queens will travel down to Umuahia to face Abia Angels at home on Wednesday. The ‘Angels from the East’ have picked 6 points so far and will be more than determined to play well against league leaders, Bayelsa Queens, who won Edo Queens last week in a difficult contest.

Abia Angels lost at home the last time against Sunshine Queens and their fans will surely be expecting a better results,when the ‘Restoration Ladies’ arrive more because they have lost their last three games in the league.

Abia Angels:WLWLLL
Bayelsa Queens: WWWWLW

Ibom Angels Nasarawa Amazons (Godwill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo)

The ‘Orange Ladies’ have struggled so far in the league and have lost their last three game, which includes a home loss to Rivers Angels.

This game is an important one for them, but Christopher Danjuma and his girls are a tough nut to crack, no wonder Edo Queens found it so hard to get one last them.

Moruf Adeyemo can’t afford to lose this game, same with Christopher Danjuma. It’s going to be a cracker of a game.

Ibom Angels: LDWLLL
Nasarawa Amazons:LLLWLW

Osun Babes Sunshine Queens (Osogbo City Stadium, Osogbo)

The south-west derby between Osun Babes and Sunshine Queens usually ends with a lone goal victory for either sides. The last time this two met in Osogbo, it ended in a stalemate.

The Omoluabi Queens have won all their home games and will want to add more points to their 9 points this season. Sunshine Queens will be without their manager, Wemimo Matthew, who is in Turkey with the Super Falcons. We await a great encounter. .

Osun Babes:WLWLWL
Sunshine Queens: LWLDWW

Pelican Stars Rivers Angels (U.J Usuene Stadium, Calabar)

Nobody gave Pelican Stars the chance, when they traveled down to Lagos to record their first win this season against Dreamstar Ladies, they face a tough challenge against Rivers Angels, who haven’t lost a game this season.

Pelican Stars moved away from the relegation zone with that win and wouldn’t want to go back to the drop.

Pelican Stars:LDLLDW
Rivers Angels: DWDWWW

Royal Queens Dreamstar Ladies (Warri Township Stadium, Warri).

Dreamstar Ladies are bottom on the log with just 3 points and would travel to Warri to face Royal Queens in a game the ‘Canadian Geese’ will be aiming to garner after their loss to FC Robo Queens last week.

Dreamstart Ladies will surely give a big fight and will be hopeful to get a favourable result.

Royal Queens:LWLWDL
Dreamstar Ladies:LLLWLL

The week three games was exciting even though there were not as many goals as the preceding week. Still there were alot of talking points and amazing results and more.

www.thenwfl.com did a quick review on how Game week 3 went down.

Ibom Angels 2 Royal Queens 1 ( Mercy Itimi 27′ , Chika Idika 39′ , Blessing Nkor 78′)

Ibom Angels recorded their first victory of the season with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Royal Queens.

Mercy Itimi opened scoring in the 27th minute before striker Chika Idika equalised for the ‘Candian Geese’.

Blessing Nkor gave the ‘Orange Ladies’ the needed victory when she scored from a goalmouth scramble situation in the 78th minute.

The win ensured that the Moruf Adeyemo side ended the year with four points from three games, while Royal Queens ended up with three points from three games.

Bayelsa Queens 1 FC Robo Queens 0 (Charity Reuben 53″).

Charity Reuben scored her first goal of the season and it was against a very difficult side, FC Robo Queens.

The ‘Restoration Ladies’ are on a good run, grabbing their 3rd straight in this season. Osahon Emmanuel’s side had a couple of good chances in the first half, but wasted it and they got punished in the 53rd minutes through a superb effort from the lanky forward. The win has placed the Moses Aduku’s side ended the year on top of the log.

Delta Queens 1 Sunshine Queens 0 (Amarachi Orjinma 52′)

Former league topscorer Amarachi Orjinma’s lone goal led to Delta Queens second victory of the season. Sunshine Queens gave a huge fight in the encounter but then defence line of Delta Queens were too strong for them and denied them some goalscoring chances. The win means Sunshine Queens have won just once and lost two away from home.

Osun Babes 3 Pelican Stars 0. (Yemisi Samuel 69′ 85′, Kafayat Bashiru 90+3′)

The “Omoluabi Queens” ran riot against Pelican Stars. Two goals from Yemisi Samuel and a late penalty from Kafayat Bashiru put the ‘Ayade’ Ladies to the sword as they suffered their second defeat of the season.

Pelican Stars did record some great chances in the encounter, but failed to convert, before Yemisi Samuel’s header in the 69th minute gave the homeside the lead, before she doubled the lead with just five minutes of regulation time. Kafayat Bashiru scored late from the spot to give the Yinka Adunola’s side a comfortable win and their second victory this season.

Abia Angels 2 Dreamstar Ladies 1 (Maxi Bisong 45′ , Ayatsea Hembafen 79′ Nmesoma Ibeh 84′)

Dreamstar Ladies suffered their third loss of the season in a game they fought so hard to earn atleast a point in Umuahia. Camerounian international Maxi Bissong opened scoring for the homeside before former Adamawa Queens forward Ayatsea Hembafen equalised for the ‘Galaticas’. Nmesoma Ibeh scored in the 84th minute to give the ‘Angels from the East’ their second victory this season.

Confluence Queens 1 Nasarawa Amazons 0 (Winifred Eyebhoria 45″ (p)).

Three defeats in three games puts Christopher Danjuma’s side second bottom on the NWFL Premiership table.

The woes of the ‘Solid Babes’ was compounded by the Whyte Ogbonda’s side. Experienced midfielder Winifred Eyebhoria scored from the spot just some seconds before the end of the first half after Maureen Okpala had mishandled an effort side her 18yard box. The win means Confluence Queens now has four points from three games, while Nasarawa Amazons are left with no point after three games.

Edo Queens 1 Rivers Angels 1 ( Vivian Ikechukwu 79′ Elizabeth Zirike 88′).

It was night football in Benin and Edo Queens gave their all in a very pulsating encounter. Alot was expected from the home side but it was the visitors who scored first through Vivian Ikechukwu in the 79th minute.

Former Sunshine Queens midfielder Elizabeth Zirike scored late in the 88th minute to give the homeside a point in the game.