The management of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Ibadan, has publicly debunked the false news stating the termination of contract of one of its prestigious players, Adeyemi Abubakar. This story was published by a blogger on Tuesday, 5th October 2021, claiming that Adeyemi, a son of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Alhaji Bisi Olopoeniyan, was dropped from the team at the order of the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde.

The 3SC management, denied the report and clearly stated that no player of the club has been sacked, even as the club confirmed that the player in question collected his September salary, alongside his fellow players on Tuesday, the same day the story of his supposed sack was published.

“We have not sacked any player contrary to the story by the blogger. Can a player that has been sacked still collect salary from the same organisation?

“When has WhatsApp become the medium to sack a player as the blogger claimed the player in question told him?

“The blogger should publish letters to back his report that we have sacked either the player or others. At least if a player is sacked, there should be a letter to that effect. Where is the letter?”

On the claim that the player’s sack was ordered by Governor Makinde, the Oluyole Warriors described such claim as laughable, wondering how a governor, who is too busy, can be involved in the issue of sacking a player from a football team. The Management made known that Governor Seyi Makinde never mixes politics with sports and he has been a man true to his words.

“Governor Makinde has always made it clear that he will never mix politics with sports in general, not only football, and he has kept to his words. He does not know any individual player in 3SC, not to talk of ordering the sack of a particular player”.

General Manager of the Ibadan soccer lords, Rasheed Balogun said: “I have more important task to attend to. I see this as a mere distraction, aimed at forcing the club off track.

“You all know that the governor is a busy man and he knows where the problems are coming from. He believes in us and we are also focused on the task ahead of us”.