The management of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan has expressed readiness to carry out the mandate of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state for an improved performance in the coming season by making adequate use of the lessons learnt in the just concluded 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season.
Edu-biznews recalled that the Oluyole Warriors who suffered 2-1 defeat in the last match of the season to Kano Pillars, managed to survive relegation to the second tier Nigeria National League courtesy of Katsina United 2-0 loss on the road to Wikki Tourists of Bauchi
Addressing the staff, coaches and players of the club during an emergency meeting held on Friday at the club's secretariat, Jericho, the Executive Chairman of the club, Right. Honourable Babatunde Olaniyan (Akoro), said the club would do everything humanly possible to correct the lapses responsible for its not too impressive outing in the just concluded season.
Akoro, who described the season as hectic, intellectually and financially sapping, commended the technical crew and the players for their doggedness and fightting spirit, which ensured the club survived the drop.
"On behalf of the Executive Governor, His Excellency, Engineer Seyi Makinde, I want to appreciate the Almighty God, whose divine intervention came at a time it was needed to rescue the team from going into relegation and also appreciate your efforts and commend your sportsmanship".
He added that the survival of the team, was a result of joint efforts of the players on the field and that of the management outside the field.
Speaking further, the 3SC boss hinted that the management, having noted the errors and mistakes that affected the club in the season, will work hard to avoid the repeat of the mistakes noted.
"The Management has noted all the errors and mistakes committed either advertently or inadvertently in the course of the season and it is my desire to ensure that such mistakes are never repeated. If Remo Stars, who got promoted with us could clinch a continental ticket the same season they got promoted, it simply means Shooting Stars Sports Club could also do it", the Chairman stated.
Continuing, he said. " The mandate given to us by His Excellency, the Executive Governor, is for the team to pick a continental ticket during his time as the Governor of Oyo State and I, as the Chairman of the club, is one hundred percent committed to achieving this target".
Honourable Olaniyan further explained that, having studied the operations and running of the club over the years as well as its structure, he has come to realise that there are rooms for improvement, adding. "The time to begin the repositioning of the club is now, if truly we are desirious of achieving the mandate of the Executive Governor and make our people happy".
Meanwhile, the technical crew, players and backroom staff have proceeded on recess, effective from last Friday, July 22, 2022
Chairman of the club who made this known in a statement by its Media Officer ,Tosin Omojola ,said that the team would in the course of the break, carry out some stocktaking and reviewing, ahead of resumption for preparations for the 2022/23 season.
" We have all worked tirelessly during the season, and we deserve a rest and get refreshed before the resumption of preparation for next season. What would have delayed our holiday, is if the team had qualified for the Federation Cup", said the Chairman, in his address.
The meeting had in attendance, members of the management team, including the Acting General Manager cum Team Manager, Dimeji Lawal, the Director of Administration and Supply, Alhaji Rahman Olapade and the Director, Finance and Account Mr Kehinde Ogundiran, as well as the Club's Chief coach, Edith Agoye, his assistants, administrative and backroom staff and the players led by their captain, Omololu Waheed.
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