Remo Stars F.C.

Remo Stars Football Club
Full nameRemo Stars Football Club
NicknameSky Blue Stars
Founded2010; 16 years ago (2010)
GroundRemo Stars Stadium,
Ikenne
Capacity5,000
OwnerKunle Soname
ChairmanKunle Soname
Head CoachDaniel Ogunmodede
LeagueNigeria Premier Football League
2025–26Nigeria Premier Football League, 17 of 20 (relegated)
Websiteremostarsfc.com
Current season

Remo Stars Football Club is a professional football club based in Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria. The club competes in the Nigeria Professional Football League, the top division of the Nigeria Football League system. They are nicknamed the Sky Blue Stars. In 2022, Remo Stars FC had a market value of €1.5 million.

History

The club was founded in 2004 by Kunle Soname as FC Dender.

In 2010, continuous hard work of the club saw them promoted to the second tier of Nigerian Football, the Nigeria National League (NNL). Further development saw the club's management re-brand its organization. The rebranding included a change of name when FC Dender relocated to its current base of Remoland and changed its name to "Remo Stars Football Club". They played in the top division of Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League after promotion in 2016.

In 2018, Remo Stars were relegated from the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) to Nigeria National League.

In September 2021, Remo Stars secured promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) after finishing second in Nigeria National League (NNL) playoff Group A.

On 27th April, 2025, Remo Stars defeated Niger Tornadoes 1-0, through an 84th-minute goal by Olamilekan Adedayo, to secure their first ever Nigeria Premier Football League title. With this triumph, they became the first South-West club to win the title since 2000 when Julius Berger won it.

Remo Stars drew an average home attendance of 706 in the 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League.

Remo Stars won the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title in 2024/2025 to write a new chapter in their history.

However, in the following 2025/2026 season, Remo Stars suffered relegation from the NPFL following a 1-1 draw at Bendel Insurance on the final day of the season.

The Sky Blues’ relegation was confirmed after Kun Khalifat came from behind to claim a 3-1 win over Wikki Tourists. The Ikenne based club joins El Kanemi, Bayelsa United, and Wikki Tourists down to the NNL for next season.

The 2025/2026 exit from the top-flight league marked the club's third relegation in the club’s history after suffering relegations in 2017 and 2019

Color

Remo Stars FC are also known as Sky Blue Stars. The primary color for Remo Stars is Sky Blue, While the away strips is yellow and the alternative color is white.

Sky Blue shirt, white shorts, socks with blue and white stripes
Remo Stars original home colours.

Kits and

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
2020–2021 Owu ValueJet None
202-25 Cone Bet9ja None
2025— Dexie Bet9ja -

Stadium

As a developing amateur team, Dender FC now Remo Stars FC played and trained at a local pitch in Ketu, in Lagos State.

The club then relocated to Remo Land in Ogun State and rebranded with a change of name to Remo Stars FC, as they played their home matches at Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu Ode until their promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League for the 2017–2018 season.

Remo Stars then moved to Gateway International Stadium in Sagamu for their first season Nigeria professional football league season.

Remo Stars Fc currently play their home matches in Nigeria professional football league at the newly constructed Remo Stars FC Stadium, Ikenne.

Rivalries

Gateway United F.C. are considered to be Remo Stars's main rivals, while Ijebu United are considered to be primary rivals. Remo Stars additionally share a rivalry with Shooting Stars S.C., in what is commonly known as the South West Derby, named after the South West (Nigeria)

Other Remo Stars Rivals are Sunshine Stars F.C. and MFM F.C.

In 2023, a rivalry developed between Remo Stars and Sporting Lagos FC. The matches between these two teams are dubbed the Southwest Derby.

On February 8, 2025, Remo Stars hosted Kano Pillars at Remo Stadium and secured a 2–1 victory. Prior to the match, Remo Stars had scored 19 goals at their home ground while conceding only four. The match was reported by a soccer website "Can Kano Pillars end Remo Stars' home winning streak?

Performance in CAF competitions

Current squad

As of 15 September, 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NGR Ibrahim Sabitu
2 DF  NGR Ibrahim Abubakar
4 MF  NGR Sodiq Oshidero
6 MF  MLI Chaka Coulibaly
7 FW  NGR Samson Olasupo
8 FW  NGR Shuaibu Lalle Ibrahim
9 FW  NGR Joseph Abah
10 MF  NGR Olamilekan Adedayo
11 DF  NGR Sodiq Ismail
13 DF  NGR Mutiu Dauda
14 MF  NGR Alex Oyowah
15 DF  NGR Stanley Joseph (captain)
16 MF  NGR Hadi Haruna
17 MF  NGR Samuel Anakwe
18 MF  NGR Qudus Akanni
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  NGR Jabal Malik
20 MF  NGR Thankgod Ikeagwu
21 MF  BEN Jerome Bonou
22 DF  NGR Chigozie Chilekwu
23 MF  NGR Michael Okoro Ibe
25 FW  NGR Victor Mbaoma
26 GK  NGR Emmanuel Okechukwu
27 FW  USA Mark Gibson
29 FW  MLI Adama Goita
30 GK  BEN Serge Obassa
33 DF  NGR Segun Owoade
34 DF  NGR Ahmed Akinyele
35 GK  CAF Alladum Kolimba
36 MF  NGR Odunsi Sunday
38 DF  NGR Olalekan Adeleke

Honours

League

References

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