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 | ||
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 Akure Township Stadium.
Sunshine Stars FC are funded and sponsored by the Ondo State Government. [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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3. Sunshine Stars FC Results - current results of Sunshine Stars FC matches