Sunshine Stars F.C.
| Full name | Sunshine Stars Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | The Owena Waves, Akure Gunners[1] | ||
| Founded | 1995 | ||
| Ground | Akure Township Stadium Akure, Ondo, Nigeria | ||
| Capacity | 2,806 | ||
| Manager | Abubakar Bala | ||
| League | Nigeria Professional Football League | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Sunshine Stars Football Club is a Nigerian professional 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][3] Sunshine Stars FC are funded and sponsored by the Ondo State Government.[4]
Achievements
- 2001, 2007
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2012 – Semi-finals
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2011 – Semi-finals
- West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup): 1 appearance
- 2009 – First Round
Notable coaches
- Kadiri Ikhana (2000)
- Rodolfo Zapata (2010)
- Paul Ashworth (2015)
- Augustine Eguavoen (2017)
- Adeyeni Joseph (2018)
- Daramola Nicholas Akinsehinwa (2013–2016)
Notable players
References
- ^ Sunshine Stars FC - Akure Gunners
- ^ "Akure Township Stadium - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Oyebola, Mike (2024-12-11). "NPFL: Bala replaces Boboye at Sunshine Stars". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "Sunshine Stars receive Akeredolu backing". supersport.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
External links
- Sunshine Stars FC at Flashscore