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Adepoju has backed Shooting Stars to qualify for CAF competition spot after impressive NPFL run
Super Eagles legend Mutiu Adepoju, has voiced his optimism regarding Shooting Stars Sports Club's (3SC) chances of securing a spot in a Confederation of African Football (CAF) competition next season.
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Occupying fifth position on the league table with 48 points from 32 matches, Gbenga Ogunbote's side are well-positioned to contend for at least a place in the CAF Confederation Cup if they maintain their current strong form.
What Adepoju said
In an exclusive interview with Flashscore, former Super Eagles captain Adepoju, who donned the Shooting Stars jersey before a successful international career, lauded the Ibadan-based club for their remarkable consistency and progress throughout the NPFL season.
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“It’s a very commendable season for the Shooting Stars, although they could have been in the second position,” Adepoju said.
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He continued, “They have been in the second position for some time during the season until when they lost some points and they dropped to fourth. Even at this, they are still doing very well and they still have the opportunity of qualifying for the continental football at the end of the season. So, I hope they will continue that way and they will end the league very well as they started.”
Shooting Stars has a storied history, which includes lifting the CAF Cup in 1992 and finishing as runners-up in the African Cup of Champions Clubs (now CAF Champions League) in 1984 and 1996.
3SC have not participated in a CAF competition since 1999, when they reached the group stage of the continent's premier club competition.
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