Sunshine Stars F.C.

Sunshine Stars
Full nameSunshine Stars Football Club
Nickname(s)The 'Owena Waves’/Akure Gunners[1]
Founded1995
GroundAkure Township Stadium
Akure, Ondo, Nigeria
Capacity5,000
ManagerAbubakar Bala
LeagueNigeria Professional Football League
2023–24Nigeria Professional Football League, 10th of 20
Websitewww.sunshinefc.com

Sunshine Stars Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Akure. They play in the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League. Their home stadium is the 5,000-capacity Akure Township Stadium.[2] Sunshine Stars FC drew an average home attendance of 572 in the 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League. The current head coach is Abubakar Bala.[3]

Funding

Sunshine Stars FC are funded and sponsored by the Ondo State Government.[4]

Current squad

As of 6 june 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NGA Ariyo David
4 DF  NGA Yakub Habib
5 MF  NGA Oguagu Emmanuel
6 DF  NGA Olulayo Seun (captain)
7 FW  NGA Emmanuel lucky Gyan
8 MF  NGA Awosanmi Promise
10 DF  NGA Sunday Abe
11 MF  NGA Temitope Vincent
12 MF  NGA Adeyemi Kehinde
14 MF  NGA Azubuike Okechukwu
15 DF  NGA Bashir Abdul
16 DF  NGA Uzoehi Ejike
17 FW  NGA Akhabue Joshua
18 FW  NGA Chuwedu Stephen
19 MF  NGA Emeka Isaac
20 MF  NGA Olasupo Samson
21 GK  NGA Lawal Mustapha
23 MF  NGA Okonkwo Joseph
24 MF  NGA Chukwudi John
25 FW  NGA Cletus Emotan
26 MF  NGA Olulasi Michael
27 DF  NGA Lawal Muritala
28 MF  NGA Iwuoha Dennis
30 MF  NGA Mafeng Pam
31 DF  NGA Ekerette Udom
32 DF  UGA Moses Okoth
34 DF  NGA Jimoh Jide
35 FW  NGA Onovo David
36 FW  NGA Ogbuagu Amos

Achievements

2001, 2007

Performance in CAF competitions

2012 – Semi-finals
2011 – Semi-finals
2009 – First Round

Notable coaches

Notable players

References

  1. ^ Sunshine Stars FC - Akure Gunners
  2. ^ "Akure Township Stadium - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  3. ^ Oyebola, Mike (2024-12-11). "NPFL: Bala replaces Boboye at Sunshine Stars". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  4. ^ "Sunshine Stars receive Akeredolu backing". supersport.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.