Ibadan agog as 3SC host Rangers in night game

<p>Barring unforeseen circumstances, night game would return to the ancient city of Ibadan today as Shooting Stars Sports Club hosts Enugu Rangers in a matchday 16 fixture of the Nigeria Professional Football League.</p>, <p>For lovers of football, the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, is the place to be for the big NPFL match scheduled to kick off at 7:00pm.</p>, <p>The idea of playing night game at the Stadium unarguably, came largely from the huge investment made by Governor Seyi Makinde in the stadium which was upgraded last year and commissioned with a night game involving a number of ex-internationals and Shooting Stars legends.</p>, <p>In the 60s through the 90s, fans in Ibadan had always had the luxury of watching night games then at the Liberty Stadium now Obafemi Awolowo Stadium which hosted the 1999 FIFA U20 World Cup games where some of the fixtures were played at night.</p>, <p>ALSO READ: Rangers sign Ramsey on loan from Juventus</p>, <p>Today, fans are in for an exciting time as the NPFL grudge game takes the centre stage.</p>, <p>The League Management Company (LMC), had last week in a letter by its Chief Operating Officer, Salihu Abubakar, conveyed the approval of the body for the Oluyole Warriors to play its home games under floodlights with conditions that would ensure smooth hosting.</p>, <p>This development however, was greeted with mixed reactions from football stakeholders in the state and beyond. This was as a result of divergent views on why night matches taking into consideration the security situation in the state. Some wonder how convenient it would be for fans and spectators who always throng the match venue in large numbers to cheer their darling team.</p>, <p>Speaking with Tribunesport on Monday night during the training of 3SC at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Secretary of the Oyo State Football Association, Mr Kehinde Ojelowo, said that the motive behind night game is to test the gigantic sporting facilities in preparation for future hosting of international matches at night. He said that th