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 Sunshine Stars Relegation Sparks Outcry: Ex-Club President Blames Mismanagement and Political Interference

Sunshine Stars Relegation Sparks Outcry: Ex-Club President Blames Mismanagement and Political Interference

The shocking relegation of Sunshine Stars FC and Sunshine Queens FC from Nigeria’s top football leagues has ignited strong criticism from a former president of the clubs, Akin Akinbobola, who described the situation as a national embarrassment caused by systemic mismanagement, poor funding, and political interference.

Once a beacon of hope for Ondo State football, Sunshine Stars FC had enjoyed 22 uninterrupted seasons in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). That legacy has now been shattered — and Akinbobola isn’t mincing words about why.

“To the best of my knowledge, that place is not well-managed. Mediocrity has crept into the very breadth of that place,” Akinbobola said in a heated press briefing.
“Sycophancy has paved the way for the promotion of mediocrity in the administration of sports.”

He accused the Ondo State government of appointing unqualified individuals into strategic sports positions for political compensation, likening it to putting a “carpenter in charge of a hospital board.”

Opinion: A Wake-Up Call for Ondo State Sports — Or a Death Knell?

The fall of both Sunshine Stars and Sunshine Queens is more than just a sporting tragedy — it’s a mirror of Nigeria’s larger problems in sports administration.

Football is a lifeline for youth, a unifier of communities, and a tool for state pride and development. But when politics trumps professionalism, the result is decline — as Ondo State has now painfully discovered.

As Emmanuel Oduyi, ex-Chairman of Sunshine Stars Supporters Club, rightly put it — the state must urgently complete its stadium project, and more importantly, appoint a sound sports administrator to revive the system.

Former players like Daniel Udoh echo the same plea: Sunshine Stars must rise again — but this time, with the right people leading the charge.

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