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Shooting Stars SC

Oluyole Warriors

League

Nigeria Premier League

Founded

1976

City

Ibadan

Status

Active

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Founded
1976
Stadium
Lekan Salami Stadium
Capacity
20,000
Manager
Edith Agoye
Chairman
Rashidi Balogun
Titles
5
Main rival
Rangers International

About the club

Shooting Stars SC is the Ibadan-based Oyo State club known across Nigerian football as 3SC, with five league titles and the 1976 Africa Winners' Cup to its name. The club's predecessor IICC Shooting Stars was the first Nigerian side to win a continental trophy. Five NPFL titles and deep roots in Yoruba football culture anchor 3SC inside the history of West African club football. Relegation from the NPFL in 2019 cost the club three seasons outside the top flight, with promotion secured in 2022. The Oluyole Warriors are publicly supported and state-funded, based at the 20,000-capacity Lekan Salami Stadium in the Adamasingba district of Ibadan.

Founded by Western State Government of Nigeria, reorganised from the earlier WNDC/IICC Shooting Stars side of the 1960s.

"Oluyole Warriors — Pride of Ibadan"

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Competition Wins Last Note
Nigeria Premier Football League 5 1997–98 Titles won in 1976, 1980, 1983, 1995 and 1998 across league eras
Africa Cup Winners' Cup 1 1976 As IICC Shooting Stars — first Nigerian club to win an African continental trophy
Nigerian FA Cup / Federation Cup 4 1995 Won in 1971, 1977, 1980, 1995
CAF Champions League 0 — Runners-up 1984 as IICC Shooting Stars; group-stage appearances in the 1990s
CAF Confederation Cup 0 — First-round appearances across the 1990s and early 2000s

workspace_premiumRecent titles

  • 1997–98 vs Enyimba · 3 points
    Top scorer: Tunji Banjo (14)
  • 1994–95 vs BCC Lions · 2 points
    Top scorer: Rashidi Yekini (18)
  • 1982–83 vs Bendel Insurance · 4 points
    Top scorer: Segun Odegbami (12)

scoreboardNotable matches

  • 1976
    IICC Shooting Stars 4–1 Tonnerre Yaoundé (agg)

    Africa Cup Winners' Cup final — first Nigerian club to win a continental trophy.

  • 1984
    IICC Shooting Stars 1–3 Zamalek (CAF CL final, agg)

    African Cup of Champions Clubs final runner-up. Lost on aggregate to the Egyptian side.

  • 1995
    Shooting Stars 2–1 Julius Berger

    Federation Cup final at the National Stadium Lagos — fourth cup title and double-winning season.

  • 2022
    Shooting Stars 2–0 Remo Stars

    NPFL promotion-sealing match in the National League playoffs at Lekan Salami — ended a three-year top-flight absence.

Club legends

S
Segun Odegbami
1976–1984

Winger — 1980 AFCON winner with the Super Eagles; 46 international caps

R
Rashidi Yekini
1982–1984

Striker — 45 goals in 53 games; joined from Kaduna and later moved to Abiola Babes

M
Muda Lawal
1975–1985

Midfielder — four-time AFCON appearance record-holder at the time

B
Best Ogedegbe
1975–1984

Goalkeeper — 1980 AFCON-winning Super Eagle; Shooting Stars' most-capped keeper

stadium
Home ground

Lekan Salami Stadium

Ibadan · 20,000 capacity
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Main rivalry

Yoruba–Igbo Classic

vs Rangers International

Shooting Stars vs Rangers International is one of Nigerian football's oldest rivalries, stretching back to the 1970s when both clubs dominated the league. IICC Shooting Stars...

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help Frequently Asked Questions

How many NPFL titles has Shooting Stars won? add
Shooting Stars have won five Nigerian league titles — 1976, 1980, 1983, 1995 and 1998 — across different league eras. The club has also won the Nigerian FA Cup / Federation Cup four times and the 1976 Africa Cup Winners' Cup, the first continental trophy won by any Nigerian club.
Where does Shooting Stars play? add
Shooting Stars play at the Lekan Salami Stadium in the Adamasingba district of Ibadan, capacity 20,000. The ground was renovated by the Oyo State Government and reopened in 2022 ahead of the club's top-flight return. It is the primary football venue in Nigeria's third-largest city.
Who owns Shooting Stars SC? add
Shooting Stars is owned by the Oyo State Government and run as one of Nigeria's public-trust state-owned NPFL clubs. Privatisation has been publicly discussed since 2015 but not executed; the state-ownership model remains central to the club's identity in Ibadan and across the South-West.
Who are Shooting Stars' rivals? add
Rangers International of Enugu are Shooting Stars' defining rivals. The fixture — sometimes called the Yoruba–Igbo Classic — dates to the 1970s when both clubs contested multiple NPFL title deciders. Within Oyo State, 3SC also share a city rivalry with Crown FC of Ogbomosho, though it carries less national weight.
What does 'Oluyole Warriors' mean? add
'Oluyole' refers to Oluyole Local Government Area in Ibadan and honours Basorun Oluyole, the 19th-century Yoruba warlord and Balogun of Ibadan. The nickname frames the club as the fighting side of the city and ties it to Ibadan's Yoruba warrior heritage.
Has Shooting Stars won the CAF Champions League? add
No. Shooting Stars reached the African Cup of Champions Clubs final in 1984 as IICC Shooting Stars, losing on aggregate to Egypt's Zamalek. Their major continental trophy came in 1976 when IICC Shooting Stars won the Africa Cup Winners' Cup — the first continental trophy won by any Nigerian club.
How much do Shooting Stars players earn? add
Shooting Stars player salaries sit in the ₦300,000–₦1,500,000 per month range for the senior squad, with top earners around the upper band when appearance and win bonuses are included. These are mid-tier NPFL figures, comparable to other state-owned NPFL clubs and below the leading Niger Delta and Lagos-area sides.

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Last updated 2026-04-22 · written by Amara Okafor.