Payment of match bonuses approved for 3SC players

Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has approved the payment of match bonuses for the players of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan.

The players had embarked on strike few days to their NPFL match against Warri Wolves today in Warri but called off the strike after the Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Yomi Oke, met with them on Thursday.

The players resumed training on Friday with the promise that their match bonuses would be paid and subsequently they agreed to honour today’s (Sunday)match in Warri.

Tribunesport reliably scooped from its source in government that the governor, after meeting with the commissioner late on Thursday night, approved the payment of their match bonuses.

Though, the source declined to disclose the number of matches the bonuses to be paid would cover, Tribunesport gathered that the players will get four match bonuses as soon as they return from Warri.

“If not for the fact that they travelled early Friday morning, they would have gotten the money same day because the timely intervention of the commissioner saved the situation and the governor approved the immediate payment of the bonuses for them, so I am very sure, on arrival in Ibadan on Monday, the money will be ready for collection,” said the source who pleaded not to be mentioned.

When contacted by phone on Friday night, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Yomi Oke simply told Tribunesport that the situation was under control and that he was glad the team would honour the match because it will not be too good if the team fails to honour the league match as it will affect the team’s position on the league table.