The management of the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan has said it got only N50million out of the N100million prize money won at the just concluded NPFL/Doxy Mmobuosi Super Cup Football Tournament.
The Club said it became imperative to clear the air so as to put both supporters of the Club and members of the public on the same page on the prize gift.
On the social media page of the Club, the management explained that although the sum of N100million was on the dummy cheque presented at the ceremony at the end of the match, the four participating teams had an earlier agreement on how the money would be shared to accommodate all participating teams.
The statement reads in part: “We will like to inform all that the organisers actually doled out N100million to the club, as seen in the cheque presented to the Oluyole Warriors.
“However, there was a mutual agreement between the four participating clubs, prior to the commencement of the tourney, that whoever emerges the winner, will part with fifty percent of the money, to be shared by the other three teams.
“This was done in the spirit of sportsmanship and also to douse the tension which could attend the tourney if it were to be a winner takes all situation and to ensure that all the participating teams have something to take home, no matter how small.
“A memorandum of understanding was signed by the four clubs to back up the agreement.
“Based on this, Shooting Stars, who won the tourney got N50million, the first runner-up, Enyimba FC got N25million, while third placed Bendel Insurance and fourth placed Rangers International got N15million and N10million respectively.
“This was purely an arrangement between the four clubs, outside that of the organisers, hence the presentation of N100million cheque to Shooting Stars after the final match.”
Olusola Akintonde
