The Champions of the maiden Soccer Queens Cup, Imo Strikers FC have gained promotion from the third tier league (NWFL Nationwide) to the second tier (NWFL Championship) after the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) approved the promotion of the last four teams against the earlier two publicized by the league board.
The increase was announced by the General Co-ordinator of the NWFL Nationwide, Sir Joe Amene, while addressing the four teams that qualified for the final round of the Nationwide League.
The Soccer Queens Cup best player of the tournament, Harmony Achiefula once again proved to be the next rising star after scoring 11 goals out of a total of 15 goals scored by her team in the League which includes three hat tricks.
The one-week tournament which the organizers considered as the NWFL fourth tier/division cut across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria and has encouraged grassroot teams to participate in the NWFL third-tier League, Nationwide, after competing in the maiden edition of the Soccer Queens Cup.
The Four Promoted Team:
Imo Strikers FC
Delta Babes FC
Prince Kazeem Eletu (PKE) FC
Lakeside Queens FC
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