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Ogunbote Rallies Support For Sunshine Stars
The Manager of Akure-based Sunshine Stars FC, Gbenga Ogunbote, has urged Nigerians to support the team to enable it excel in the CAF Champions League.
Ogunbote made the appeal to sportswriters after the Sunshine Stars lost 0-1 to Sharks FC in a premier league match in Port Harcourt.
“We are the only Nigerian team playing at the continental level . We appeal to Nigerians to support us to scale through our group,” he said.
Ogunbote said his team should not have lost to Sharks in their premier league match.
“ We played better than Sharks and deserve to win the match,” he said.
Gomo Onduku’s goal on the 50th minute gave the Port Harcourt team the maximum points.
Sharks Media officer,Confidence Idah, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the victory was a deserved one.
“ In the first leg in Akure, we lost by 1-2 goals and we knew then they were a mobile team. We trained to counter their mobility,’’ he said.