There are clear indications that a mass exodus of players will hit Shooting Stars following the team’s not-too-impressive showing in the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) last season. The management of the Oluyole Warriors is said to have concluded plans not to extend the contract of underperformed players. According to a source close to the team, eight players will be allowed …

A former Chairman of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Ibadan, Pa Olayiwola Lakondoro died on Thursday at the age of 111 years, according to the club’s chairman, Babatunde Olaniyan in an interview with the Newsmen in Ibadan. Olaniyan said that the club had been notified of the passing of the former chairman and is already planning to pay the deceased family …

The Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Highest Goal Scorer of the inaugural Dozy Mmobuosi-NPFL Super Cup invitational tournament will each be rewarded with N1 million, the organisers have revealed. The tournament, which will have Enyimba, Shooting Stars Sports Club, Bendel Insurance and Rangers as participants, holds from 1st to 4th December at the Mobalaji Stadium Complex, Onikan, Lagos. Tingo Media’s …

Rivers United celebrated their first topflight league title in Port Harcourt pipping Gombe United 1-0. But it was in Ibadan and other locations where the fans of Shooting Stars were gathered that the celebration was loudest. The Oluyole Warriors survived just marginally. Despite losing away to Kano Pillars 1-2, Shooting Stars had Wikki Tourists thank for handing Katsina United a …

Towards ensuring a hitch-free finish to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2021/22 season, the League Management Company (LMC) on Friday directed the 20 participating clubs to ensure effective security at match venues, and guarantee the safety of players, match officials, fans, and other stakeholders before, during, and after league fixtures. The LMC also imposed various sanctions on clubs involved …

The Oyo State Sports Council Chairman, Hon. Gbenga Adewusi has been attacked in Ibadan by suspected hoodlums, who claimed they lost N5 million in an online betting game. On Sunday, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) were forced 1-1 by visiting MFM in a Week 29 fixture of the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, with …

By winning the topmost clash of Matchday 23 on Easter Monday, Rivers United maintained their four-point advantage at the summit of the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional League (NPFL). Two goals by Ishaq Rafiu and Chiamaka Madu delivered the result against Enyimba at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt; a seeming response to the same scoreline achieved by Plateau United against …

After a return to the top flight of Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL), Shooting Stars of Ibadan seem to have settled down and coming to terms with the reality as the days go by. Backed by the genuine love of a their State Governor and buoyed by impressive crowd attendance in home matches, the Oluyole Warriors have attracted interests in …