Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has designated former Super Eagles gamer, Mr. Dimeji Lawal, as acting General Manager of Shooting Stars Soccer Club also known as 3SC.

Makinde made this disclosure when the management of the club visited him on Thursday.

DAILY POST gathered that the visit of Lawal, who was until his appointment, the Technical Adviser and Team Manager of the Club, ended up being required due to the death of the instant past GM of the club, Mr. Rasheed Balogun.

Balogun, who has since been buried according to Islamic rites, died a couple of days ago.

Makinde, while speaking on the appointment, kept in mind that Lawal will act as General Manager of the club up until a substantive GM is named.

The governor, while speaking further, included that his administration will continue to support the management of the club to end up being the top team in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

He included that he would like to see the group participate in continental football this season, mentioning that though the team’s recent outcomes were commendable, they should not relent till they end up being primary on the NPFL table.

Makinde also used the opportunity to unveil three brand-new gamers that just recently signed up with the club.

The new gamers consisted of; Sunday Faleye, Sunday Akreche and Niyi Adekunle.

“I know you men are doing well and I wish to state congratulations on your outcomes. I wish to applaud the management for a task well done. You are number six on the table now however we wish to see you on number one and I know you can do it.

“I have actually been following the trend given that you got promoted to the premiership division. A few of the important things that the group supervisor mentioned are germane.

“From a few of the things we have actually done, couple of things came up. One, is the structure of the team. As a result of the loss of the General Manager, we felt the position ought to not be uninhabited. So, I consulted and what will happen is, Dimeji Lawal will play the double role of Team Manager along with acting General Manager pending when we can have clearness.

“When the monetary request came, we thought of how to get the players in within the period available for us. We felt that, structurally, if we desire the team to do well, there must be a method to react quickly because we understand you would need support.”