Rising Stars F.C.

Rising Stars F.C.
Full name Rising Stars Football Club
Founded 2006
Ground Akure Township Stadium
Akure, Nigeria
(Capacity: 15,000)
Chairman Oluwafisayo Akinkuade [1]
Manager Sunday Erelesusi
League Nigeria National League
2011 2nd
Home colours
Away colours

Rising Stars F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Akure. They play in the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League. Their home stadium is Akure Township Stadium.

They were founded as the reserve team to fellow Akure team Sunshine Stars F.C. They won the Nigeria Amateur League in 2009 and were promoted to the Nigeria National League. They placed second in their division in 2011 by one point to join their parent team at the top level of Nigerian football.

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Current Team

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
FW Solomon Azuka Enudi
Tunde Adeniyi
No. Position Player
Seun Olulayo
Kehinde Abiodun

Staff

Famous players

References