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Sunday Agunbiade

The Chairman, Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan, 3SC, Honourable David Olaniyan Akoro has released the list of retained players for the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League Season.

It would be recalled that the Shooting Stars management organized one the best unveiling programmes on Tuesday 27th August, 2024 at the club Secretariat, Jericho, Ibadan wherein 8 players were presented to newsmen with a promise to have a comprehensive unveiling of all the players on Friday, 30th August, 2024 at Adamasingba stadium but the sudden death of club's driver ,Mr Oluseye Oyeboade popularly known as Baba Pupa on Thursday, 29th August, 2024 stalled the planned programmes as a mark of respect to the departed hard working staff with the club's activities put on hold on Thursday and Friday. 

Arising from the above development, varsportnow.blogspot.com can authoritatively inform the esteemed fans of the club that the entire members of the team are already in camp in Ijebu-Ode  where the last phase of the unveiling will be taking place.

Disclosing the list of the retained players of the Honourable Olaniyan noted that 50% of the sign on fees of all their players for the current season have been paid.

Speaking with in an exclusive chat,  former Premier League referee said :

"We are unable to do the remaining Player's unveiling on Friday as scheduled due to the sudden death of our driver. Meanwhile, the team are already in camp at Ijebu-Ode where other players will be unveiled".

The soft spoken  administrator who has just been appointed as member of the Nigeria Premier League Board added that:" Almost all the players have been paid the 50% of their sign on fee this current football season.

The retained players for the new season and numbers of years are as follows:

1.GBOLAHAN BABATUNDE OLAITAN = 2 years 

2.ANOZIE Victor = 1 year 

3. MURITALA TAIYE YUSUF =1year 
4. 
4. ⁠EHIBE VICTOR = 2year 

5. ⁠BAMIDELE Ayodeji Samuel =1 year 

6. ⁠Gali Falke =2 year

7. ⁠AGHAOWA ALEX =2 years 

8. ⁠Monday Gideon Udo =1 year

9. ⁠AKPAN JOSHUA =1 year

10. ⁠Musa ABDULRAMAN DADDY =1 year

11. ⁠Mustapha Adam Agba 
 =2 year

12. ⁠Lawal ABDULLAHI =1year

13. ⁠Tosin Olawale Olabisi =2 years

NEW PLAYERS
1. Akande ABIODUN Asimiyu= 2 years

2. ⁠Lawal Mustapha Bolanle =2 years

3. ⁠Ojietefan Desmond Sylvester =2years

4. ⁠Sidibe Mourad HASSANE =1 year

5. ⁠UTIN IKOUWEM udo= 1year

6. ⁠Tijani Kabiru =2 years

7. ⁠ADEBAYO Emmanuel Abayomi =2 years

8. ⁠Ibrahim Abubakri Aliyu =2 years

9. ⁠Uche Onwuasonaya =2 years

10. ⁠Binuyo Lookman =2 years

11. ⁠Ohawume MALACHI Chibuzor= 2years

12. ⁠Chukwudi Victor Chukwuemeka = 2years

13. ⁠AYANRINDE Samuel =2years

14. ⁠BOLAJI Simon sakin =2 years

15. ⁠Fasanmi OLANIYI =2years

16. Tony Okachi- 6month

17. ⁠Abbey Benson =2 years.

However, the club also revealed name of some players who got offers outside the country from Shooting Stars after expiration of their contracts with the club according to the management are are as follows:

1) Christian Pyagbara
2)  Okemuite Odah, 
3) Dele 
(4) Malomo Taofeek