‘Ijebu Ode banishment won’t affect us’
Sunshine Stars yesterday insisted that their banishment to Ijebu Ode would not negatively affect them.
The League Management Company on Tuesday announced the banishment of the struggling Akure team to the Otunba Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, where they are to play their remaining Premier League home matches behind closed doors.
Their goalkeeper David Ariyo was handed a 12-match suspension by the LMC for allegedly assaulting the assistant referee during their Week 23 match against Plateau United at the Akure Stadium on June 7. The LMC also fined Sunshine N1m, out of which the assistant referee will get N250,000 as compensation.
However, the Media Officer of the club Chris Okunuwa told our correspondent that playing outside their base would motivate the team to perform better, adding that Ijebu Ode is not a strange land to the team.
He said, “We have accepted the decision of the LMC, but one thing is sure, we will not be relegated, in spite of the banishment.
“We will get out of the relegation zone, everyone in the team is very committed to the matter at this point and Ijebu Ode is not a strange land to us.
“We once played there and we performed better. That is what is going to happen now, we are going to have good outings there.”
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