Super Eagles B coach makes NPFL history with Remo Stars

Daniel Ogunmodede, the head coach of Remo Stars, has celebrated an important career milestone, reaching his 100th game in charge of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) club.

The landmark match was the team's 2025/26 season opener against Rivers United, which ended in a 1-1 draw at the MKO Abiola Sports Complex in Abeokuta on Friday.

The match, which served as a home game for the Sky Blue Stars while their stadium in Ikenne undergoes renovation, was a moment of "mixed emotions" for the coach.

Despite the result not being a win as he had hoped, Ogunmodede expressed gratitude for the point earned, stating, "This is football, maybe we would have lost."

Ogunmodede's journey with Remo Stars is a  long-standing commitment to the club. He first joined the team in 2015 as an assistant manager and youth coach.

He played an important role in the club's first-ever promotion to the NPFL in 2016 and helped establish its youth development program, which led to the creation of the Beyond Limits Football Academy.

After a stint as an assistant coach at Portuguese club CD Feirense, Ogunmodede returned to Remo Stars in 2022.

Since his return, he has led the team to back-to-back second-place finishes before guiding them to their first-ever NPFL title in April 2025.

This historic victory made Remo Stars the first club from the South-West region of Nigeria to win the league title in 25 years.

In addition to his role at Remo Stars, Ogunmodede also serves as an assistant coach for the Super Eagles national team.

He has been praised for his tactical philosophy, known as "IjaBall," which he describes as a proactive, possession-based style of play.