“3SC need your pragmatic supports and motivations now “, Club Chairman tells Supporters
From Ogundele Olanrewaju
Chairman of the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan, Honourable Babatunde Olaniyan has called on the supporters and fans of the club to show genuine love to the team by assisting it morally and financially.
Speaking at a special breakfast meeting organized for the team by the Ibadan Football Association on Saturday, Honourable Olaniyan urged 3SC supporters to emulate IFA which gave monetary rewards to the players for returning to NPFL.
The recently appointed Chairman while commending IFA for motivating the team, stressed that 3SC need help from their supporters.
“The present situation in 3SC camp requires real and effective support from genuine fans. It’s beyond audio supports and comments on social media. This is the time for those who claim to love our darling club to show the love by assisting it now”, the referee turned politician said.
In his remarks at the special breakfast meeting, the Chairman of the Ibadan Football Association Barrister Rotimi Alli announced that his Association is giving the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand naira to the team.
Aside the donation of the quarter of a million naira to the team, seven players of the team also received individual cash rewards for their excellent performance last season.
The outstanding players were Charles Tambe (Best Goalkeeper), Ghali Falke (Most Disciplined), Abbey Benson (Best defender) Nojeem Malomo (Best Midfielder) Opeoluwa Olufemi (Most Consistent) Waheed Omololu (Captain) and Gafar Olafimihan (Best Striker).
Five of the players – Abbey Benson, Opeoluwa Olufemi, Charles Tambe, Ghali Falke and Gafar Olafimihan received #25,000 each, while Nojeem Malomo received #20,000.
The team captain Waheed Omololu was gifted #10,000.
Also applauding IFA’s monetary rewards, the Chairman of Sports Writers Association on Nigeria Oyo State Chapter Mr Niyi Alebiosu noted with pleasure that the gesture of the football governing body in Ibadan is timely and commendable.
“This motivation from IFA came at the right time. It came at the time when the team is facing public reactions to the reported sack and recall of 17 players of the team. So, this gesture is timely, soul lifting and very commendable”, Alebiosu noted.
