The Ondo State Government has announced plans to invest in the Sunshine Stars youth team as a plan to develop local football talent.
This comes after the Sunshine Stars U-17 team did not advance to the playoff stage of the inaugural NPFL Youth League.
During an unannounced visit to the team’s training ground, Hon Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye, the state commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, reassured the players of the government’s support.
“I’m here today to identify with you and assure you of our support,” Yusuf-Ogunleye stated. “Before we go outside to sign players for Sunshine Stars, we would have promoted some of you to the team, which means we will just add a few from the outside to make our team.”
Yusuf-Ogunleye also highlighted the state’s ambition to revive the success of the OSFODEC era, which produced notable players like Abe Sunday, Dayo Ojo, and Geoffrey Oboabona.
