Nigerians literally praying for Shooting Stars victory

[Djidenou Medjigbodo]

IBADAN, Nigeria (Nov 28, 1996 - 12:54 EST) - Nigerians will be literally
praying for victory in the
African Champions' Cup final when their team Shooting Stars play Zamalek
of Egypt here on Saturday.

"We will have a special prayer session on Friday here in Ibadan. Moslems,
Christians, Hindus and Bhuddists will converge and pray for the club's
victory, especially for our home match and the away game," club president
Taiwo Ogunjobi said.

Ogunjobi, captain of the team who lost to Zamalek 12 years ago, said he
had hired a psychologist to boost the morale of the team, adding: "In
1984 we didn't have that opportunity but I think a psychologist has an
important role to play in the modern game."

Shooting Stars have set their training camp sentimentally near where the
team stayed before the 1976 African Cup Winners' Cup and 1992 CAF Cup
finals. They won both trophies and became the first
Nigerian club side to achieve the feat.

-- the Nigerian Soccer page :
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~zcecm34/naijasoc.htm

The more laws and order are made prominent, Love is undivided and
the more thieves and robbers there will be. spaceless.

- Lao Tsu - Kahil Gibran

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On Sat, 30 Nov 1996, Ernest Omo-abu wrote:

Hi Djidenou,
Which of these teams won the fisrt leg played at Egypt?
I learnt that the Shooting Stars scored an away goal. Please can Keep us
posted on the outcome of this crucial encounter? I hope that the Shooting
Stars comes out victorous and they will become the first Nigerian Clubside
to win the Champions Cup which has been very elusive to Nigeria since its
inception.