Clubname: | Osun Babes F.C. |
Fullname: | Osun Babes Football Club of Osogbo |
Founded: | 1995 (disbanded in 2000, then reestablished in 2004) |
Ground: | Oshogbo Stadium |
Owner: | Osun State Government |
League: | Nigerian Women Premier League |
Season: | 2016 |
Osun Babes F.C. (formerly Comfort Queens F.C. and Oyinlola Queens F.C.) is a football club based in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.[1] It was founded in 1995 under the military rule of Anthony Udofia. They participate in the elite division of female football league system in Nigeria.[2] In 2016, the government denied any plan of selling the club to private investors.[3]
The club was founded as Comfort Queens F.C. in 1995. It was later renamed to FSP Obi Babes F.C.. The running of the club was terminated by year 2000. The tenure of then governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola rejuvenated female football in the state and reestablished the club as Oyinlola Queens in 2004, this was later changed to Osun Babes after the election of Governor Rauf Aregbesola in 2011.
In 2017, the club changed some of its symbols to be more representative of the identity of state.[4]
Squad list for 2022 season.