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The immediate past Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Oyo State, Abayomi Oke Esq. has hailed the management and players of Shooting Stars Sports Club(3SC) for gaining promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
Oke, while celebrating the promotion of the Oluyole warriors, also commended Governor Seyi Makinde for allowing the management team put in place by the late Governor Abiola Ajimobi to continue, which he said brought success recorded by the team.
3SC, had on Saturday walloped Ekiti United FC 6-0 to emerge winner of Group B in the NNL Super 8 tournament . Before then, 3SC had earlier defeated Bendel Insurance 2-1 and played 1-1 against Remo Stars to garner a total of seven points.
“Indeed, 3SC has made us proud and once again, congratulations to the management and players of this great club. You have done wonderfully well with your outstanding performance on the field, which earned you a well deserved victory. But it is not over until it is over. Let’s go there tomorrow to defeat the winner of group A.Yes, you can not just do it but you can do it better. Let’s gallantly go there, to defeat them and emerge overall winner of the Nigeria National League,” Oke said.
3SC will play Niger Tornadoes FC, who topped Group A of the Super 8 on Sunday, to determine the overall winner of the 2020/2021 Nigeria National League.