Nigeria, April 28 -- Ogun-based club Remo Stars have won the Nigeria Premier Football League following a decisive and hard-fought 1-0 victory over Niger Tornadoes in Ikenne, Ogun State, on Sunday evening.

The club, founded in 2015 by Kunle Soname, played in Nigeria's second-tier league (NNL) the following year and immediately secured promotion to the top Nigerian league. In 2018, unfortunately, the club suffered relegation and returned to the second tier.

In 2021, they returned to the top-flight league and have been resilient up until they made history last night. Two seasons ago, they finished behind Enyimba FC, who won the league, and were also runners-up to Enugu Rangers last season.

They became the first Southwest club since Julius...