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  • 3SC  Chairman unveils plans ahead of forthcoming  NPFL season

    3SC  Chairman unveils plans ahead of forthcoming  NPFL season

    In a bold and unprecedented move, Honourable Taiwo Olayinka Salami, Chairman of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), has rolled out a comprehensive reform agenda to restore the club’s historic legacy and elevate it to modern professional standards.

    Speaking at the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Annual General Meeting in Abuja, Salami laid out a forward-thinking blueprint focused on player welfare, infrastructural upgrades, and private sector investment.

    In a historic first for the Ibadan-based club, Salami announced that Shooting Stars will begin air travel for long-distance away fixtures—a major leap in professionalism and player comfort.

    “Our fleet is being renovated, and we are requesting new buses. For the first time in the history of Shooting Stars, long-distance trips will be by air. This has never happened before,” he declared.

    Salami stressed the need to prioritize the well-being of players, pointing to ongoing talks about medical insurance and better travel arrangements.

     “This morning alone, I was discussing medical insurance with my team. Travel, accommodation—these are vital for getting the best out of our players,” he said.

    Responding to questions about his late father—legendary Coach Salami—Taiwo vowed not only to uphold the family legacy but to surpass it.

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     “It’s been 37 years since my father passed, and his name still echoes in Nigerian football. He once personally financed the team’s first UK trip. That legacy is a standard I must exceed,” he affirmed.

    Salami unveiled plans for a dedicated club complex, including a gym, hostels, coaching quarters, multiple training pitches, and recreational spaces—a move set to professionalize operations and strengthen team unity.

    Recognizing the financial demands of modern football, the Chairman revealed ongoing negotiations with sponsors and plans to expand Shooting Stars’ digital footprint.

     “Government alone cannot fund football. We are close to sealing major sponsorships and will be more visible online. Football today is built on visibility, partnerships, and commercial growth,” he explained.

    Salami issued a passionate call to fans to rally behind the team as they prepare for the 2024/25 NPFL season, which begins on August 22. Shooting Stars will play their first match a week later.

     “The glory days are back. Come out, support us, pray for us. This is a new football philosophy, and together, we will make history,” he said in closing.

  • Family petitions Ajimobi over late Izu’s unpaid salary

    Family petitions Ajimobi over late Izu’s unpaid salary

    The family of the slain Ex-defender of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Ibadan, Izu Joseph, yesterday petitioned Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State over 8-month salary and 21 match bonuses owed the deceased by the club.
    Izu who hailed from Rivers State wason vacation ‎in Bayelsa State, when he was allegedly killed by men of the Nigerian Army after he was alleged to have been found with cultists. The Army, it was learnt, had marked the area ‘red’.
    Meanwhile, the family of the deceased in a letter, signed by Reuben Izu Jnr, copy of which was obtained by The Nation yesterday urged the state government to assist the family in meeting its financial needs.
    Izu Jnr. noted that the new letter which was addressed to the Governor was as a result of failure of the first letter sent to the Governor, a copy of which was also addressed to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly to materialised.
    He said, “The family wrote the letter concerning the poor handling of the death of Izu Joseph by the 3SC management.
    “We have written a letter earlier sent to the governor, that of Governor was received by the CSO to the Governor on 12th September 2017 and a copy was sent to the Speaker Oyo State House of Assembly on the same 12th, it was received by Obayemi in the office of the Speaker.
    “We wrote this second letter due to the poor handling of the death by the 3SC management, the 8 months salary and 21 months match bonuses owed him by the management.
    He said ” We write to appeal to your Excellency for financial assistance to enable his family (wife and daughter) find there fit out of the hard conditions the death of there father IZU JOSEPH the Nigerian footballer who was murdered by men of the Nigerian army in Okarki town in ahoada west. Your Excellency sir his daughter who is a minor age 9yrs old is already having setback in her education and her mother relocating to the village to try to make a living.
    ” We are appealing to your Excellency to help us within your ability to enable us train his daughter and pursue justice for our son who was until his death an indigene of Rivers state playing with shooting stars FC of Ibadan(3sc) who are still owing him eight (8 ‎months salary and twenty one (21) match bonuses.”

  • Amoo: 3SC were motivated to beat Rivers United

    Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan technical adviser, Fatai Amoo says his wards were at their best when they played against Rivers United in a match day six of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on Sunday.

    The Ibadan-warlords halted Rivers United’s five game unbeaten run with a 2-1 win at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan.

    Sunday Faleye and Jide Apena’s goals either side of half time earned Oluyole Warriors maximum three points at stake in the match while Lukman Mohammed’s first half goal was not enough to get anything for United.

    In a chat after the game, Amoo said that Rivers United’s big status in the league encouraged his boys to play with high intensity during the game, stressing that his boys are improving after each game.

    “We were motivated knowing we were facing one of the best clubs (Rivers United) in the country.  We knew United could easily reduce us to dust if we did not come to the party and that is what really motivated us.  I thank God that my young boys proved that with time, they will grow,” Amoo said in an interview.

  • 3SC need more time to jell, Says Amoo

    .Oluyole Warriors to resume December 27

    Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan technical adviser, Fatai Amoo has revealed to SportingLife that his team needs more weeks to take shape before the commencement of the 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season.
    The former Dream Team assistant coach said it would have been calamitous for the Oluyole Warriors had the league kicked off on December 18.
    Amoo said he is doing everything possible to produce a solid squad before the league starts.
    He revealed that about 16 old and 12 new players are currently training with the team.
    “We are not fully ready now. We are still trying to blend old and new players together. It would have been a turbulence experience for us had the league kicked off on December 18. But the postponement has given us an ample opportunity to get the boys together and have good team on ground. The team is improving and I believe that we will surely have a good team everybody would be proud of,” Amoo disclosed to SportingLife.
    He added: “We have about 16 old players and 12 new players now. We are still expecting that some experienced players may still come around before we finally register our players for new season. The team is a combination of young and experienced players.”
    The former Sunshine Stars manager also confirmed that the team has embarked on Christmas break and will resume on December 27.
    “As soon as we resume break we will hit the ground running because we want to utilize every opportunity we have now to do something tangible before the league kicks off,” he said.

  • PRE-SEASON CAMPING: 3SC storms Ilaro with 35 players

    PRE-SEASON CAMPING: 3SC storms Ilaro with 35 players

    Players and officials of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) arrived in Ilaro in Ogun State on Tuesday for a two-week training camping in preparations for 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season.

    Sportinglife  reports that 35 players and seven officials traveled with the team and will start training Wednesday morning. In the team are 17 old players and 18 possible new signings, with five from Team B of the club.

    The club’s management said the Oluyole Warriors dumped its natural habitat Ijebu-Ode camping for Ilaro because of the array of club sides already having their pre-season training sessions at Ijebu Ode. Oluyole Warriors have been camping in Ijebu-Ode in the last five football seasons.
    In his reaction, the Technical Adviser, Fatai Amoo says the first two phases of the screening have been successful going by the calibre of players who made the cut. “It’s been a tough but interesting exercise and we took the best decision in final selection of the players,” he disclosed.
    The Dream Team VI assistant coach, however, assured the club’s teeming fans of a good outing when the league resumes. “Soon, the world would see new emerging stars in the team, we only crave for their more support and understanding,” he concluded.