Football League Nigeria Prime Minister: Remo Stars Secure Place between Elite after the triumph of the first title ever
After the two seasons of the second end, Remo Stars finally caught their first Nigeria Premier Football League title.
Sky Blue Stars sealed the title with three games to save after one 1-0 wins excessive Niger’s tornadot on Sunday, thanks Ledoo Addayed84th minute strike in Ikenne.
The result raised them to 68 points from 35 games, placing 10 pure points from Finidi’s George’s Rivers United, who sit in second place.
With this triumph, Remo stars Become the 11th club in private to win the title of Nigeria’s high flight – and the first to do so in 19 years since Ocean Boys in 2006.
Jets Mighty were the first to reach this feat in 1972, followed by Racca Rovers, New Nigeria Bank, Leventis United, Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Julius Berger, Writing Stores, Bcc Lions, Udoi United and Ocean Boys over 53 years of vocational football in Nigeria.
Coach Daniel Ogunmodede reflected in the victory over Niger Tornadous, a result that provided their place among elite clubs in the history of Nigerian football. “We were tense, yes. We knew the consequences of winning the match. So the tension took us, honestly; most importantly, I, and was reached for the boys. I have to accept that,” he said Prime times.
“We got some chances early in the game. And, you know, under pressure, we lost them. That made a lot of pressure on us.
“We were tense, we wanted to win. There were moments that we had to, at our time of organization, try to share the ball.
“But we were in a hurry to go ahead, to go ahead, and we lost some chances in the first 10 minutes.
“Maybe we just need to end the league today. We didn’t want to delay again; we are tired. We just wanted to stop, and we knew this was the last destination. I have to greet the boys. Tornados gave us a very good fight.”
In addition to the Enugu Rangers fraud, Remo Stars have provided a place in next season’s CAF Champions League, where they will look to repeat the success of the ENYPAPA like African champions.
The champions elected will face El Kanemi Warriors, Ikorodu City and Bayelsa United in their last three games while the NPFL campaign 2024-25 ends on May 25.
