The management of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan has been described as untrue claims of ownership of a player by a Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Vandrezzer FC.
A statement signed by the Media Officer of 3SC, Tosin Omojola and made available to Rulers’ World Wednesday said the club “Is shocked and amazed with Vandrezzer’s claims, aimed at tarnishing the image of the Oluyole Warriors”.
While insisting that contrary to Vandrezzer’s claim, it did not have any deal with the club over any player, 3SC say the player in question, Kolawole Daniel, was cleared from his parent club, Gidado FC of Ilorin.
“It will interest you to know that Daniel, who featured for Osun United during the 2017 season, returned to his parent club, Gidado FC, who later released him to Vandrezzer on a two-year loan deal in 2019.
“At the end of the 2019/20 season, in which we competed in the NNL, we got wind of Daniel’s availability, having left Vandrezzer after the expiration of the loan deal and we contacted his parent club, Gidado FC for his services.
“After a successful discussion between 3SC and Gidado FC, a deal was sealed for the player to join Shooting Stars, after Gidado FC presented the necessary documents, proving that the player belongs to them.
“From the documents made available to us during the discussion by Gidado FC, which we carefully studied, we got convinced, with fact, that the player, Kolawole Daniel, is a bonafide player of Gidado FC, hence, our decision to negotiate with them.
“We, therefore, use this medium to call on the management of Vandrezzer FC, to desist from making claims capable of dragging our name in the mud, as far as the transfer of Kolawole Daniel is concerned.
“We took the right step by approaching the rightful owner of the player (Gidado FC), before agreeing to secure his services, according to FIFA and NFF statutes on players’ transfer.
“Shooting Stars as a professional club, with vast knowledge of rules guiding the transfer of players, will never descend so low, to contract any player illegally.
“If Vandrezzer have any issue on Kolawole Daniel, that should be between them and GIdado FC, as we don’t have any business with them, since we did not get the player from them but from his parent club, GIdado FC, which we did legally, and with the necessary documents available to back our claims, for the benefits of doubt”, the statement read in part.
