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  • Remo Stars regaining confidence, says Mbaoma

    Remo Stars regaining confidence, says Mbaoma

    Victor Mbaoma believes Remo Stars are regaining their confidence after a difficult start to the season.

    The Sky Blue Stars welcome fellow relegation strugglers, Wikki Tourist to the Sagamu International Stadium in their next topflight encounter on Sunday.

    And Mbaoma is looking forward to building on the result of their last outing on their home ground when they face the Bauchi Elephants.

    “We aren’t looking down at our opponent but I can say here that we are gradually getting back the confidence needed to win games,” Mbaoma told Goal.

    “We may have struggled to record wins in the past but things have changed. We have now won some games and even picked up points on the road.

    “That’s a huge one for us. The biggest was the win against ABS in front of our home fans. That win has raised our confidence level, we shall be inspired by that win to go all out against Wikki Tourist on Sunday.

    “We are not in the good position on the league table and that means we can’t afford to make any mistake, neither should we in any way drop points.

    “We now have some real confidence going into matches with a positive mindset to pick up a win. So come Sunday,  we shall target a win and then take it up from there.”

  • Mbaoma: Remo Stars’ great comeback has begun

    Mbaoma: Remo Stars’ great comeback has begun

    Though unable to make the matchday squad due to ankle injury, Remo Stars highest scorer, Victor Mbaoma has disclosed that the Sky Blue Stars 3-0 home win over ABS FC is just the beginning of the team’s turnaround in the league this season.

    Remo Stars left the bottom of the log for the first time in recent weeks to 19th after their 3-0 annihilation of the Saraki Boys at the Gateway International Stadium, Shagamu, to move to 12 points from 13 games and Mbaoma has told SportingLife that the win was the result of their hard work and the new order in the team.

    He hinted that their first win in seven games will usher in more good results before the end of the first stanza of the league.

  • Fatai Osho: No more freebies at Remo Stars

    Fatai Osho: No more freebies at Remo Stars

    Returning Remo Stars head coach Fatai Osho has said that the newcomers will no longer give away points on home soil in the ongoing Nigerian top-flight competition.

    “Of course, I want to start my second coming at Remo Stars on a winning note against Lobi Stars. Good enough Lobi Stars are not newcomers to me as I have met the side severally in the past so I’m quite conversant with their playing pattern.

    “Lobi Stars are not strangers and if for any reason I lose sleep over a clash involving Lobi Stars what will I do when confronted with other teams. Right now we see ourselves as strong contenders not mere competitors in the top-flight.

    “We have resolved to stop being a ‘Father Christmas’ to other teams, the era of throwing away points on home soil has stopped. I cannot be under pressure working at Remo Stars as the players there know their qualities to turn things around positively for themselves.

    “If we grabbed the maximum points against Lobi Stars it will help the players to stabilise as well as gain confidence in other matches. We are no longer looking at the negatives but positives as negatives will always weigh us down. I’m certain there is no team without its own negatives,” said the former Crown FC coach to supersport.com.

    The Sky Blue Stars have already lost two home matches to leaders, Plateau United and Niger Tornadoes in the eight-week-old top-flight.

  • Remo Stars’ tie: El Kanemi Warriors hit Lagos by flight Friday

    Remo Stars’ tie: El Kanemi Warriors hit Lagos by flight Friday

     

     

     

    Players and officials of El Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri will travel by air flight to Lagos ahead of match day 5 of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clash against Remo Stars slated for Gateway International Stadium, Sagamu, Ogun State on Sunday.

    The club’s media officer, Anthony Obaseki confirmed the report to SportingLife that the delegation will arrive in Lagos on Friday by Medview Airline before connecting a bus to Sagamu on the same day with 18 players and 12 officials.

    The Borno Army defeated Katsina United 1-0 in the match day four encounter in Maiduguri on Wednesday and Obaseki said the team’s plan to travel by flight is to prevent players from tiredness before the game.

    “We are fully prepared and we are targeting points in the game. We played on Wednesday and it will take a long hours to reach Sagamu if we decided to travel by road. The plan on ground now is that we are traveling by aircraft for the match so as to make the players look good for the match. The managements have really done well for the team in terms of welfare. We are not going to underrate Remo Stars. We will play to win on Sunday. The team is improving game after game now and they are getting used to themselves very well now. People should expect good game from our boys on Sunday,” Obaseki told SportingLife.

  • Plateau Utd grab N500,000 for Remo win

    Plateau United players and officials have been rewarded with N500,000
    by the management of the club for their impressive away win against
    Remo Stars at the Gateway International Stadium, Shagamu on Sunday in
    a NPFL Match Day One tie.

    The half a million naira financial reward was sourced for by the
    management of the club through one the Jos side’s Technical Director/
    Scouting Head, Ibrahim Ahmed’s foreign sponsors and it was different
    from the N40,000 each the players were paid as win bonus immediately
    they returned back to their hotel after the match.

    The General Manager of the club, Pius Henwan told SportingLife that
    the monetary incentive is a way of motivating the team to perform
    better than last season and that they are hoping that the players will
    lift up to expectation ahead of their double home games against
    Enyimba (Wednesday) and Sunshine Stars (Sunday).

    He said he was not surprised that the players decided to go extra mile
    in appreciation of the gesture of the Governor of the State, Simon
    Lalong and the club’s management on the team and that the objective is
    for the Jos side to grab six points from their next two matches and
    improve their chances of leading the log early on in the season.

    Henwan also thumbed up the State Government, Plateau State Sports
    Council and the League Management Company (LMC) for ensuring that
    Plateau United will play their league home matches at the Rwang Pam
    Stadium after the league’s body’s approval of the stadium.

  • NPFL 2016/17 SEASON:Remo Stars pick Shagamu Stadium for home games

    NPFL 2016/17 SEASON:Remo Stars pick Shagamu Stadium for home games

    • LMC officials to inspect stadium on Wednesday

    Remo Stars have suggested the use of Shagamu International Stadium, Shagamu for their home matches in their debut outing in the NPFL next season and are confident that the place would be approved by the League Management Company (LMC).
    Officials of the LMC are due to inspect the stadium including the pitch, terraces and the toilets and bathroom facilities available for the home and away teams on Wednesday. A top official of the team, Ekene Adams told SportingLife that Remo Stars are ready for the debut season in the topflight.
    He said Remo Stars’ owner, Kunle Soname has put up an edifice that is as beautiful as the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar in Shagamu and that the LMC won’t have any problem approving the place for them after inspection on Wednesday.
    Adams stated that Remo Stars relied more on the players that won the elite division ticket for them last season and that they have also bought few experienced players they are certain will keep them in the topflight at the end of the coming season.

  • Odey lifts MFM to Gold Cup semis versus Remo Stars

    Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Football Club have qualified for the semifinal of the 4th edition of the pre-season Gold Cup after a 1-1 draw with Niger Tornadoes in Ijebu-Ode.

    MFM claimed the second spot on the Gold Cup table with seven points from four matches and they will be up against Group A leaders Remo Stars today evening at the Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium.

    Both MFM and Tornadoes began the fascinating encounter on a remarkable note with sublime passing skills.

    Yusuf Abiodun put the Minna-based team in front in the third minute with a fine header off a cross from the right side of the field.

    MFM FC had a great opportunity to draw level in the 15th minute of the game, when Abara was brought down in Tornadoes box, but Sikiru Olatunbosun’s well-taken spot was saved by the goalkeeper.

    ‘The Olukoya Boys’, who needed just a point to book a place in the semifinal of the ongoing pre-season tourney, drew level in the 41st minute courtesy of a fine finish from Stephen Odey.

    The second 45 minutes of the match witnessed some flashes of brilliance from the two Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) teams.

    Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu’s lads surged forward in their numbers in the 86th minute of the match with series of shots on target, but goalkeeper Edwin Nwankampa denied the Lagos team with several saves.

  • Remo Stars not for sale – Soname

    Remo Stars not for sale – Soname

    Amid speculation that newly promoted Remo Stars of Remo land’s slot in the professional league could be up for sale, Club Chairman  Kunle Soname has vehemently denied the rumour.

    According to him: “I have been inundated with calls about the news making the round that Remo Stars slot in the league would be sold. This is not only untrue, but against our aspirations. It is also against laid down principles which we stand for. This is an unnecessary distraction to our plans for the up coming season, but we remain resolute in our preparations for the next football season.”

    Soname affirmed that, “Ikorodu United or any other club for that matter have not contacted me about the sale of Remo Stars, so I wonder where this unfortunate rumour emanated from. This defiles any  logic to speculate that a club that threw everything into the fray would suddenly want to sell its hard earned promotion. We won’t be distracted by this type of unfounded speculation, “he said.

  • Our experience paid off against Remo – Eguma

    Our experience paid off against Remo – Eguma

    From Tunde Liadi,Owerri

    After overcoming the scare of Remo Stars in their opening match of the pre- season tournament packaged by MultiSports, Dolphins of Port Harcourt’s manager, Stanley Eguma has praised his boys for making experience count against the National League side.

    The Port Harcourt dwellers were behind at some stages in the match before they rallied back to score two goals which aided their win but Eguma thumbed up the players and the coaching staff of Remo Stars for such a good job done on the team but disclosed that his boys showed they were better than their opponents with their bravery and tactical discipline which gave them the match.

    He said his ambition is to ensure that his wards successfully defend the trophy they won last year again this term and that his remaining foes-Warri Wolves, My People FC and others should better watch it if they do not want to be disgraced.

    “We have played and won a game against Remo Stars. They are not a bad team and they even opened the scores before my boys showed they were more experience with two goals of their own.

    “My objective is to retain this competition and all opponents that cross our path will be beaten,” Eguma boasted.

    The competition taking place at the Agege Stadium, Lagos will end on Wednesday. Warri Wolves also recorded a 1-0 win over My People FC in one of the earlier played matches.

     

  • Remo Stars fault refs for walkout

    The final of the Ogun State FA Cup ended in a fracas as Remo Stars failed to continue the match with what they perceived as biased officiating by match officials.

    After dismissing DG Babes 3-1 via penalties in the semifinals, Remo Stars set a date with Gateway FC who also beat Juvenile FC 3-0 via penalties, but an anti-climax wasn’t what fans bargained for.

    The final was marred by ugly confrontations after Remo Stars walked out and failed to continue the game after Gateway FC scored their third goal.

    Remo Stars opened scoring in the encounter through Samson Paul, but Gateway equalised when Michael Okoro turned his marker in to hit a rasping shot into the Remo Stars net. Gateway sped into the lead just before the break through an Afolabi Seun header.

    Matters started getting heated up when Saheed Lasisi of Remo Stars got his marching orders and then Gateway FC hit Remo Stars on the break as Remo tried to conjure an equaliser.

    Bamgbose Rasheed then scored what seemed to be an offside goal. This irked Remo Stars, who walked off the pitch in protest.

    There was a bit of confrontation and pandemonium, as tempers flared with accusations and counter-accusations trading places.

    The match officials later awarded the game to Gateway who were declared the 2013 champions of the FA Cup in Ogun State.