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 | 10,000 | ||
Manager | Edith Agoye | ||
League | Nigeria Professional Football League | ||
2020–21 | Nigeria Professional Football League, 16th of 20 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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 10,000-capacity Akure Township Stadium. [2]
Sunshine Stars FC are funded and sponsored by the Ondo State Government. [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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