Rivers Angels F.C.

Rivers Angels F.C.

Full name	Rivers Angels Football Club
Founded	1986
Ground	Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Owner	Government of Rivers State (since 1991)
Manager	Edwin Okon
League	Nigerian Women's Championship

Rivers Angels F.C. (formerly Larry Angels F.C.) is a Nigerian football club based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They play in the Nigeria Women Premier League, the top flight division in the female soccer league system. It is one of the most successful Nigerian female clubs with 4 federation cup titles in 2013.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

History

The club was established as Larry Angels F.C. in 1986. In 1991, the government of Rivers State took control of the club through the first lady of the state, Mrs Abbe. They came tops at the introduction of female football at the National Sports Festival, held in the then capital, Lagos State in 1989. They also won the maiden edition of Olu of Warri cup held in Warri, Delta State. Nigerian Olympic gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa was the captain of the team between 1988 and 1990.^[7]

Current squad

Squad list for 2017 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.