Sunshine Stars F.C.

Sunshine Stars
Full nameSunshine Stars Football Club
NicknamesThe Owena Waves, Akure Gunners
Founded1995
GroundAkure Township Stadium
Akure, Ondo, Nigeria
Capacity2,806
ChairmanWayne Olusegun
ManagerAbubakar Bala
LeagueNigeria Professional Football League
2025–26Nigeria National League,
5th of 10 (Conference A)
Websitewww.sunshinefc.com

Sunshine Stars Football Club is a Nigerian professional football club based in Akure. They play in the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League. Their home stadium is the 5,000-capacity Akure Township Stadium. Sunshine Stars FC are funded and sponsored by the Ondo State Government.

Achievements

2001, 2007

Performance in CAF competitions

2012 – Semi-finals
2011 – Semi-finals
2009 – First Round

Notable coaches

Paul Ashworth became the manager of the Sunshine Stars in 2015

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ Sunshine Stars FC - Akure Gunners
  2. ↑ "Akure Township Stadium - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  3. ↑ Oyebola, Mike (2024-12-11). "NPFL: Bala replaces Boboye at Sunshine Stars". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  4. ↑ "Sunshine Stars receive Akeredolu backing". supersport.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.