Full name | City of David United Amazons Football Club of Lagos |
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Nickname(s) | The Amazons |
Founded | 2013 |
Ground |
Teslim Balogun Stadium Agege Stadium Onikan Stadium |
Owner | Redeemed Christian Church of God (City of David parish) |
Manager | Ann Chiejine |
League | Nigerian Women Premier League |
COD United Amazons F.C., (also called COD United Ladies F.C) is a women's association football club based in Lagos State. It is owned by the City of David parish of Redeemed Christian Church of God, a body that also governs the men's arm of the team, COD United F.C.. They won the Lagos Women's FA cup in 2015 and represented the state at the national level. They presently compete in the Nigeria Women Premier League, the first in the COD United affiliated teams to gain promotion to an elite division.
The Amazons have contributed to the national team of Nigeria at international tournaments. Vivian Ikechukwu, Patience Dike, Nkechi Agamz and Grace Marcus have been part of the Under-17 squad of Nigeria at the World cup.
In February 2016, former Super Falcons captain and coach, Uche Eucharia was appointed head coach of the Amazons.
Squad list for 2016 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.