The chief coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan Edith Agoye believes the teeming fans of the club have a big role to play as the team confronts Bayelsa United of Yenagoa on Sunday, sports247.ng gathers
The Ibadan soccer lords will play host to the Yenagoa based side in a Nigeria National League (NNL) Group B1 match day three encounter billed for the Lekan Salami Stadium.
Media Officer of Oluyole Warriors, Tosin Omojola said that the club is still basking in the euphoria of victories over Giant Brillars in a NNL match day two match in far away Enugu and Crown FC in the Oyo State FA Cup final, the Oluyole Warriors need nothing than the maximum points in this encounter.
Speaking ahead of the match, Agoye disclosed that the wins over Brillars and Crown will spur the team on as they host the visitors on Sunday.
“We are happy with our results against Giant Brillars and Crown, going into this match against Bayelsa United with such is a big morale booster for us.
“At this point, I want to appeal to our fans to stand by us. We need them to give us their backing.
“Even when goals fail to come early, they should please cheer us up, they should exercise patience. We have prepared well enough for this match and we are ready to give them the expected result”, said the gaffer
The Oluyole Warriors would strive to pick a win in order to avoid a repeat of the match day one match against Abia Comets which ended 1-1, as well as to brighten their chances of topping the group
Coach Agoye will surely bank on the likes of Abayomi Junior, Gbadamosi Fatai, Aderemi Yusuf, Ahned Rasheed, skipper Omololu Waheed, Muritala Taiwo, Abbey Benson, Lucky Jimoh and others to wreck the visitors
Bayelsa are coming into this match as group leader having amazed six points from three games while 3SC who have played two games going into Sunday’s match will hope for a win to increase their haul from four to seven points which will take them to the zenith on the log.
When both sides met last season, the Oluyole Warriors emerged 4-0 winners in Ibadan while Bayelsa United managed to win the reversed fixture 2-1 in Yenagoa.
