Sunshine Stars Football Club is a Nigerian
football club based in
Akure
Akure is a city in south-western Nigeria. It is the capital and largest city of Ondo State. The city had a population of 403,000 as at the 2006 population census.
History
Pre 1914
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. They play in the top division in Nigerian football, the
Nigerian Premier League
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian club-football championships.
The Nigerian league has suffered, like many others, from the financial impact and dwind ...
. Their home stadium is the
Akure Township Stadium.
Funding
Sunshine Stars FC are funded and sponsored by the
Ondo State
Ondo State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to ...
Government.
Current squad
Achievements
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National Division One (Second Level): 2
::2001, 2007
Performance in CAF competitions
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CAF Champions League: 1 appearance
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2012
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– Semi-finals
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CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
::
2011 – Semi-finals
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West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup)
The West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup), also known as the General Eyadéma Cup, was a West African Club tournament from 1977 to 1999. It was open to league runners-up in the West Africa (or ''Zone 3'') region of the CAF. While the first mat ...
: 1 appearance
::
2009 – First Round
Notable coaches
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Kadiri Ikhana (2000)
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Rodolfo Zapata
Rodolfo Zapata (born 1 May 1966) is an Argentine Football Association coach and former player.
Career Playing career
Rodolfo Zapata started out as a player in the Argentinian 2nd division. He played as goalkeeper in Huracán, Sportivo Italiano, ...
(2010)
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Paul Ashworth (2015)
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Augustine Eguavoen
Augustine Owen Eguavoen (born 19 August 1965) is a Nigerian football manager and former player who thrice served as manager of the Nigeria national team.
Playing career
Club
During his varied career Eguavoen began his career with ACB Lagos in ...
(2017)
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Adeyeni Joseph (2018)
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Daramola Nicholas Akinsehinwa (2013-2016)
Notable players
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Dayo Ojo
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Godfrey Oboabona
Godfrey Itama Oboabona (born 16 August 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Georgian club FC Dinamo Batumi as a centre-back.
Club career
Oboabona was born in Ondo City, and began his professional career with local club ...
References
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Sunshine Stars FC Results- current results of Sunshine Stars FC matches
Football clubs in Nigeria
Ondo State
Sports clubs and teams in Nigeria
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