Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan has been kicked out of the 2025 President Federation Cup over allegedly forging document of five players in their first-round match against Zamfara United FC.
Shooting Stars were scheduled to play Zamfara Wednesday in Abuja at the Area 3 Playground but the Zamfara United did not show up and were consequently walkover by the Oluyole Warriors.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) took this action after discovering that five Shooting Stars players were not registered with the NFF for this year’s competition. These players include Samuel Okon, Sodiq Ibrahim, and three others.
The NFF’s director of competition, Ruth David, allegedly stated in a letter that the federation has no choice but to expel Shooting Stars from the tournament due to the fielding of ineligible players and forging of documents.
The Oluyole Warriors, after their qualification to round 32 early this morning without kicking the ball, following the refusal of Zamfara United FC to show up for the round of 64 fixture at the Area 3 field, Abuja have been expelled from the oldest football competition in Nigeria.
In a letter signed by the director for competition, Ruth David, on behalf of the Nigeria Football Federation General Secretary, five players who were not registered with the Nigeria Football Federation for this year edition were fielded in today’s(Wednesday) match against Zamfara United despite the fact that no ball was kicked.
The letter reads: “It has come to our attention that your club fielded five [5] ineligible players who are not registered with the NFF for this edition of the competition.”
These players include: Samuel Okon (Jersey No 21),Sodiq Ibrahim (Jersey No 27), Ephraim Nwachukwu (Jersey No 20), Nonso Nzediegwu (Jersey NO 23) and Ukeme Williams (Jersey No 5).
By Implication, the licences used by these players were FORGED.
You are therefore disqualified from further participation in the 2025 President Federation Cup, the letter stated.
As at the time of filing this report, 3SC have not respond to our request for a response on the matter.