Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- Ahead of the eagerly anticipated kickoff of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan are already in battle mode, and their new manager, Nurudeen Aweroro, is not hiding his ambition.

Fresh from guiding his new side through a solid pre-season, Aweroro sat down with PREMIUM TIMES after the Value Jet Preseason Tournament, an event won on goal difference by his former side, Ikorodu City Football Club, who also claimed the Eko Cup last month.

It was a result that added a twist to the narrative: the man who built Ikorodu's competitive edge now leads the Oluyole Warriors into a season where anything short of a serious title challenge will be seen as failure by the fiercel...