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

Funding

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Sunshine Stars FC are funded and sponsored by the Ondo State Government.[3]

Current squad

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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 Nigeria NGA Ariyo David
4 DF Nigeria NGA Yakub Habib
5 MF Nigeria NGA Oguagu Emmanuel
6 DF Nigeria NGA Olulayo Seun (captain)
7 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel lucky Gyan
8 MF Nigeria NGA Awosanmi Promise
10 DF Nigeria NGA Sunday Abe
11 MF Nigeria NGA Temitope Vincent
12 MF Nigeria NGA Adeyemi Kehinde
14 MF Nigeria NGA Azubuike Okechukwu
15 DF Nigeria NGA Bashir Abdul
16 DF Nigeria NGA Uzoehi Ejike
17 FW Nigeria NGA Akhabue Joshua
18 FW Nigeria NGA Chuwedu Stephen
19 MF Nigeria NGA Emeka Isaac
20 MF Nigeria NGA Olasupo Samson
21 GK Nigeria NGA Lawal Mustapha
23 MF Nigeria NGA Okonkwo Joseph
24 MF Nigeria NGA Chukwudi John
25 FW Nigeria NGA Cletus Emotan
26 MF Nigeria NGA Olulasi Michael
27 DF Nigeria NGA Lawal Muritala
28 MF Nigeria NGA Iwuoha Dennis
30 MF Nigeria NGA Mafeng Pam
31 DF Nigeria NGA Ekerette Udom
32 DF Uganda UGA Moses Okoth
34 DF Nigeria NGA Jimoh Jide
35 FW Nigeria NGA Onovo David
36 FW Nigeria NGA Ogbuagu Amos

Achievements

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2001, 2007

Performance in CAF competitions

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

Notable coaches

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Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ Sunshine Stars FC - Akure Gunners
  2. ^ "Akure Township Stadium - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  3. ^ "Sunshine Stars receive Akeredolu backing". supersport.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
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