Major Shakeup Hits Sunshine Stars For NPFL Second Stanza

Major Shakeup Hits Sunshine Stars For NPFL Second Stanza

Precious Oham

Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure have signed 16 new players to strengthen their squad for the second phase of 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The team also promoted three players from their youth team. In a move aimed at achieving optimum performance, the Owena Whales secured the services of quality players from within and outside the country to complement the efforts of the existing squad.

The new signings include Waheed Adebayo (Lobi Stars), Daniel Edeh (El Gouna, Egypt), Liman Ahmadu (Lobi Stars) Alao Dabani (Lobi Stars), Okeke Vincent (Bendel Insurance), Edafe Vincent (Remo Stars) and Ebuka Anaekwe (Kwara United).

Others are Chukwudi Esobe (Heartland), Sadiq AbduRazak (Niger Tornadoes), Buhari AbdulAfeez (Osun United), Amia Kenneth (Katsina United), Henry Elum (Shooting Stars), Uche Onwuasonaya (Shooting Stars), AJibola Matthew (Lobi Stars), Tosin Akinyemi (Ekimogun) and Tunde Adesua (unattached).

The three promoted youth players are; Ariyo Ikulamberu, Christopher Richards and Samuel Matthew. President of the club, Bamidele Ologunloluwa said signing new players was necessary given the team's performance in the first phase of the league.

“We are delighted to welcome the new players into our fold," Ologunloluwa said.

"These players are household names in the game, both within and beyond the shores of Nigeria.

 "We appeal for the continued support and prayers of all stakeholders to lift the team from their current position on the league table," he added.

Sunshine Stars' Technical Adviser, Abubakar Bala, expressed confidence that the blend of new and existing players would deliver the desired results.

"Our focus now is to build a team with intense competition in all departments," Bala said.