NPFL: Shooting Stars seek first win in six vs. Ranchers Bees
Shooting Stars will aim to end their five-match winless streak and climb out of the relegation zone when they host winless-on-the-road Ranchers Bees in a crucial NPFL Matchday 9 fixture at Adamasingba.
Shooting Stars of Ibadan look to put behind their disappointing run when they host newly-promoted Ranchers Bees at Adamasingba on Friday night.
Things have not been going well for the hosts, who parted ways with Nurudeen Aweroro after a third-place finish in the league last season earned them a long-awaited return to continental competition.
After exiting the continent following a 2–1 aggregate loss to Tunisian side CS Sfaxien, Shooting Stars have managed just one win in seven games and are winless in their last five.
They head into Matchday 9 on eight points, level with the visitors, who sit just one place above them on the standings due to a superior goal difference.
Shooting Stars find themselves in unfamiliar territory in the relegation zone, but the good news for them is that the visitors have lost all four of their away games since returning to the top flight.
Ranchers Bees also head into the contest on a four-game winless run and could end the weekend in the drop zone if home advantage plays out for their fellow relegation stragglers.
The pressure on coach Salisu Yusuf is immense, and he will hope his team can rise to the occasion in front of the home fans to salvage their campaign before this inconsistency becomes their reality.
