Olubadan-designate promises to watch 3SC home matches

The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has promised to find time to personally watch all Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) home matches at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan.

Ladoja gave the promise when the club’s Chairman, Mr Taiwo Lekan-Salami, led players and other management staff to pay a courtesy visit to the royal father at his Ibadan residence on Thursday.

The Olubadan-designate described 3SC as a unifying organisation for Ibadanland and one of the good identities of Yoruba race.

He also assured the team of more private sector investments in the club to complement government financing.

I will personally visit the stadium to watch your home matches to encourage you, because you are not only representing Ibadan land, but entire Yoruba race,”he said.

In his remarks, the Chairman of 3SC, Mr Taiwo Lekan-Salami, said that words of encouragement and promises made by the Olubadan-designate to personally watch the team games would serve as great motivation for the players.

“With royal blessings that we just received, we believe 3SC will return to winning ways.

Our fans should expect good performance from their darling team.

Oba Rashidi Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo State, is set to ascend the throne as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. His coronation is scheduled for September 26, 2025, at Mapo Hall in Ibadan.

As Olubadan-designate, Ladoja has been actively engaging with various sectors of the community, emphasizing unity and development within Ibadanland.

Shooting Stars Sports Club, commonly known as the Oluyole Warriors, is a prominent Nigerian football club based in Ibadan.

Founded in the 1950s as WNDC Ibadan, the club has a rich history in Nigerian football. They were founding members of the Nigerian Premier League in 1972 and have won multiple national titles, including the Nigerian Premier League and the Nigerian FA Cup.

Internationally, 3SC made history by becoming the first Nigerian club to win an African continental trophy, clinching the African Cup Winners’ Cup in 1976.

(NAN)