Sunshine Stars F.C.
Appearance
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 | Gbenga Ogungbote | ||
League | Nigerian Premier League | ||
2017 | 10th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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 Akure Township Stadium
Akure.
Funding
Sunshine Stars FC are funded and sponsored by the Ondo State Government[2]
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
- ^ "Sunshine Stars receive Akeredolu backing". supersport.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.