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Ikenne, Ogun state – President Bola Tinubu on Monday, April 28, congratulated Remo Stars Soccer Membership on profitable the 2024-2025 Nigerian Premier Soccer League title.
Based on a press release by Bayo Onanuga, one of many presidential spokespersons, obtained by NewsWatch.com.ng, Tinubu described the feat as “a milestone achievement that spotlights Ikenne and Ogun state”.
President Tinubu described the historic victory, 4 years after the crew’s promotion to the elite league, as a testomony to the onerous work, self-discipline, and unyielding spirit of the gamers, the teaching crew, and the administration.
The president acknowledged that he admires Remo Stars’ resilience and perseverance, noting their braveness in pursuing success regardless of three earlier near-misses within the race for the league title. Tinubu expressed hope that the brand new champion’s instance will encourage different Nigerian golf equipment to pursue their desires constantly with tenacity and optimism.
Moreover, Tinubu counseled ‘the imaginative and prescient and dedication’ of the membership’s proprietor and chairman, Kunle Soname.
The Nigerian chief mentioned:
NewsWatch.com.ng studies that as Nigeria’s champions, Remo Stars have grow to be the nation’s representatives within the CAF Champions League. President Tinubu, due to this fact, urged the crew to “deploy the identical undaunting spirit and focus to win continental honours.”
Tinubu referred to as on soccer followers throughout Nigeria to rally behind the crew as they carry the nation’s hopes onto the African stage.
Remo Stars Soccer Membership is knowledgeable soccer membership based mostly in Ikenne, Ogun state, Nigeria. The membership competes within the Nigeria Skilled Soccer League, the highest division of the Nigeria Soccer League system. They’re nicknamed the Sky Blue Stars. In 2022, Remo Stars FC had a market worth of €1.5 million.
The membership was based in 2004 by Soname as FC Dender.
In 2010, the membership gained promotion to the second tier of Nigerian Soccer, the Nigeria Nationwide League (NNL). Additional growth noticed the membership’s administration re-brand its organisation. The rebranding included a change of identify when FC Dender relocated to its present base of Remoland and altered its identify to “Remo Stars Soccer Membership”. They performed within the high division of Nigerian soccer, the Nigerian Premier League after promotion in 2016.
In 2018, Remo Stars have been relegated from the NPFL to the NNL.
In September 2021, Remo Stars secured promotion to the NPFL after ending second within the NNL playoff Group A.
Remo Stars defeated Niger Tornadoes to safe their first-ever top-flight league title on Sunday, April 28, 2025, thereby changing into the primary southwest membership since 1991 when Julius Berger received it.
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The AFCON 2013 winner was probably the most worthwhile participant as Enyimba defeated the hard-fighting Kano Pillars not too long ago.
It was a fight-to-finish on the Enyimba Worldwide Stadium with Joseph Atule opening the scoring within the thirty fifth minute with an astonishing strike.
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