As Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL), regular season comes to an end tomorrow, former Champions Edo Queens FC will be locking horns with their South -South arch-rivals Rivers Angels FC of Port Harcourt in Match day 18 derby to wrap up the 2025/26 (NWFL) premiership regular season .
The regular season ending game is scheduled to hold at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benin City. Kickoff time is 4PM.
Edo Queens,having played a 1-1 draw with Ibom Angels at home last week Wednesday, the coach Moses Aduku – led Queens,no doubt will come all out. against Rivers Angels in as they will be desperate to end the season on a positive note despite being qualified for the Super 6 long before now
This highly anticipated premier league game between Edo Queens and Rivers Angels on Wednesday promises to be most likely a pre- Super 6 rehearsal game as both teams get ready for yet another titanic battle in the Super 6 title campaign.
Edo Queens started the 2025/2026 season with a star match against Bayelsa Queens FC in Yenagoa and are also ending the regular season with another star match against Rivers Angels at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benin.
It promises to be an epic battle as the former WAFU- B. and league champions, are set to roar out of the blocks to give Rivers Angels a run for their money.
On the road to the last lap,Edo Queens only lost two games and drew two out of 17 matches played in the outgoing season. There is no doubt that the players have enjoyed a remarkable season, and are ready and equally determined to do the State proud against the coach Tosan Blankson tutored side in tomorrow’s cracker. Even though there is nothing at stake.
In the first leg played in Port Harcourt, Edo Queens suffered a 2-1 defeat to Rivers Angels. In this wrap up game, therefore ,management and fans in the State expect the girls to go for nothing but victory against Rivers Angels.
The game will also give Edo Queens the opportunity to wave goodbye to their teeming fans at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.
Therefore a win in this epic game will go along way in boosting the morale of the team towards the Super 6.
Edo Queens, Rivers Angels and Bayelsa Queens are the three clubs that secured ticket for Super 6 in group A.With just one match to go, the Queens currently sit 3rd with 33 points, Rivers Angels 2nd with 34 points while Bayelsa Queens occupy 1st position with 37 points.
