Sunshine Stars F.C.
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| Full name | Sunshine Stars Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The 'Owena Waves’/Akure Gunners[1] | ||
| Founded | 1995 | ||
| Ground | Akure Township Stadium Akure, Ondo, Nigeria | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Manager | Edith Agoye | ||
| League | Nigeria Professional Football League | ||
| 2023–24 | Nigeria Professional Football League, 10th of 20 | ||
| Website | http://www.sunshinefc.com/ | ||
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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
[edit]Sunshine Stars FC are funded and sponsored by the Ondo State Government.[3]
Current squad
[edit]- 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.
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Achievements
[edit]- 2001, 2007
Performance in CAF competitions
[edit]- 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
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Kadiri Ikhana (2000)
Rodolfo Zapata (2010)
Paul Ashworth (2015)- Augustine Eguavoen (2017)
- Adeyeni Joseph (2018)
- Daramola Nicholas Akinsehinwa (2013–2016)
Notable players
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sunshine Stars FC - Akure Gunners
- ^ "Akure Township Stadium - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Sunshine Stars receive Akeredolu backing". supersport.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
External links
[edit]- Sunshine Stars FC at Flashscore
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