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NPFL: Sunshine Stars tackle Plateau United today

By Femi Atolagbe

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Sunshine Stars Football Club will go all out today to tackle Plateau United in a must win midweek match day 36 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
Sunshine Stars’ coach ,Deji Ayeni while reacting to his side loss to Nasarawa United in the match day 35 said ,”we have been made to play five matches in ten days, navigating close fixtures in the NPFL and the AITEO Cup.
He added, “That is football; sometimes you get it right some other time you don’t, and I see a lot of fatigue in the boys. We are burning these players and they are even playing on artificial turf which is not even good medically. It will get to a stage that when you try push the players it will not work.”
Ayeni , while Congratulating Nasarawa United, said “We are going back home and re-strategise for the semifinal (AITEO Cup) and I know it will be a different ball game.
“We have been on the road for the past two weeks, my sleeping is not even alright but nothing we can do about it, we just have to keep working on the players mentally. We don’t even have time to train; it has been matches, matches.”
Sunshine Stars will look to boost their survival chance with a home win against Plateau United on NPFL match day thirty six before having a re-match with Nasarawa United in the AITEO Cup in Asaba on Friday.
Currently, Sunshine Stars are on the 17th position with 38 points ,while Jigawa Golden Stars sit on the 16th position with 39Points and FC Ifeanyi Uba were on 19th position with 35 points and Adamawa United condemned to 20th position with 25points.
Meanwhile Akwa United are close to the winning of its maiden NPFL Championship by sitting on the top of the log with 67points, while Nasarawa United,Kano Pillars and Enyimba occupied second,third and fourth positions with same 61 points.

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