Pelican Stars FC
| Pelican stars | |||
| Basic data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Pelican Stars Football Club of Calabar | ||
| Seat | Calabar | ||
| founding | 1988 | ||
| Colours | blue | ||
| president | Rotimi Amaechi | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Sanusi Muritala Olalekan | ||
| Venue | UJ Esuene Stadium | ||
| Places | 12,000 | ||
| league | Nigeria Women's Premier League | ||
| 2013 | 4th Place | ||
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Pelican Stars Football Club of Calabar is a national Nigerian women's football club from the Nigeria Women's Premier League .
history
The Pelican Stars are a national football club of the Cross River State that was founded in 1988. With seven titles, the team is the record champions of the now defunct Women Professional Football League. In addition, the club won the national cup six times. Since 2013 the club has been playing in the newly founded semi-professional Nigeria Women's Premier League .
Stadion
The club plays its home games at the UJ Esuene Stadium , which has a capacity of 12,000 people.
Well-known players
- Victoria Aidelomon
- Mercy Akide , A-national player and participant at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup , FIFA World Women's Championship in 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
- Obidiya Alex Faith, former U-17 international
- Ajuma Ameh , national team player and participant in the 2003 Women's World Cup
- Fubiana Briggs , national team player and participant in the 2015 Women's World Cup
- Ann Chiejine , national team player and participant in the 1999 Women's World Cup
- Ifeanyi Chiejine , national team player and participant in the 2003 Women's World Cup
- Blessing Edoho, national team player
- Efioanwan Ekpo , national team player and participant in the 2007 Women's World Cup
- Winifred Eyebhoria
- Christie George , national team player and participant in the 2007 Women's World Cup
- Blessing Igbojionu , national player and participant in the 2003 Women's World Cup
- Chinwendu Veronica Ihezuo, former U-17 international
- Ulunma Jerome , national team player and participant in the 2007 Women's World Cup
- Alaba Jonathan , senior national and participant in the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Uchenna Kanu , national team player and participant in the 2015 Women's World Cup
- Yinka Kudaisi , national team player and participant in the 1999 Women's World Cup
- Perpetua Nkwocha , national team player and participant in the 2003 Women's World Cup and 2007 Women's World Cup
- Lovina Okafor
- Celestina Onyeka , national team player and participant in the 2003 Women's World Cup
- Ogechi Onyinanya , national team player and participant in the 2003 Women's World Cup
- Eberechi Opara , national team player and participant in the 2003 Women's World Cup
- Ugochi Opara , national team player and participant in the 2003 Women's World Cup
- Amarachi Orjinma
- Esther Sunday , national team player
- Windapo Tobi
- Olaitan Yusuf , national team player and participant in the 2003 Women's World Cup
- Mercy Vincent
- Chioma Wogu
Trainer
- Abdullahi Biffo (2010)
- Egan Adat (2011-2012)
- Obi Ogbele (2012)
- Hakeem Busari (2013)
Individual evidence
- ↑ AMAECHI'S GOAL SINKS PELICAN STARS… ..AS THEY LOST 0-1 TO RIVERS EXCO TEAM ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Pelican Stars reject Bayelsa - SuperSport - Football
- ↑ Pelican Stars to return - News - Kick Off
- ↑ Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Nigeria - List of Women Champions
- ^ Nigeria - List of Women Cup Winners
- ↑ Pelican Stars ready for new season ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nigeria Women Premier League - Week 8 Preview
- ↑ Nigeria U17 World Cup Squad Named - Soccer Laduma
- ↑ Super Falcons Coach Invites 40 Players For Japan Friendlies
- ↑ Flamingoes head to Portugal ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ FLAMINGOES SQUAD FOR U-17 WWC “SPORT CRACKER
- ↑ Confluence Queens halts Pelican Stars' unbeaten run, as Wogu sets 25-goal target
- ↑ Nigeria: Pelican Sack Coaching Crew
- ↑ Pelican Stars Reshuffle Coaching Crew
- ↑ NNL: Howard Gets Shooting Stars Recall ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
