NPFL: Shooting Stars, Inter Lagos clash in season opener

Shooting Stars and Inter Lagos volition clash successful the opening fixture of the 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, astatine the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, on Friday (today), DAILY POST reports.

The Oluyole Warriors caput into the caller play connected the backmost of an awesome third-place decorativeness past term, a effect that secured continental shot for the nine for the archetypal clip successful 27 years.

They volition purpose to amended connected their mediocre opening-day grounds successful caller seasons.

Shooting Stars person won conscionable erstwhile successful their past 5 league openers, with 3 draws and 1 defeat.

There has besides been a alteration successful the dugout, with erstwhile Super Eagles adjunct coach, Salisu Yusuf, taking implicit from Nurudeen Aweroro, who guided the nine to their beardown decorativeness past season.

The squad has undergone changes arsenic well, with Ismail Ayodele, Tijani Kabiru and past season’s starring assistance provider, Ayobami Junior, among the notable departures.

Shooting Stars person strengthened with the arrivals of Taheer Abubakar, Kalu Nweke, Albert Kovarh, Tamuno Kalio, Issa Yusuf and Aule Johnmark.

Inter Lagos, meanwhile, volition beryllium hoping to marque an contiguous interaction successful their archetypal play successful the NPFL.

The Lagos nine person already had a sensation of what to expect from their hosts aft holding Shooting Stars to a goalless gully successful a pre-season affable connected August 4.