MATCH PREVIEW: 3SC, MFM FC set to settle scores in Southwest Derby

The Adamsingba Stadium will once again come alive this afternoon as Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan host Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club in a Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) encounter tagged the "Southwest Derby".

After their emphatic 4-0 win over Lobi Stars on Sunday, MFM FC moved to 4th position on the NPFL log with six points from a possible nine, while the hosts who lost 2-1 to Kano Pillars over the weekend occupies 12th spot with three points from same number of matches.

The Oluyole Warriors beat MFM FC twice last season in the Southwest Derby with a 3-0 and 1-0 victories respectively.

MFM FC's boss, Fidelis Ilechukwu and his troops are going into this game seeking for their first victory against the Ibadan-based team, who are on a winless streak of two matches.

The Olukoya Boys must do everything within their reach to get the desired result in a match that promises to offer a lot to both teams fans.

Having lost two consecutive matches away from home, Shooting Stars' coach, Amoo Fatai and his wards are expected to come all out for the available three points at stake so as to ease off the pressure and also give the Oluyole Warriors some pleasurable moment.

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Ilechukwu has selected an 18-man squad capable enough to battle it out for the available three points. They are Nasamu Emmanuel, Ospino Egbe, Tchato Giscard, Okorom Stanley, Emiloju Julius, Opara Austine, Bashiru Monsuru, Shola Brosa, Alashe Ajibola, Agbane Candy, Abisoye Olawale, Akuneto Chijioke, Abdulahi Sulieman ,Onuwa Chukwuka, Oshobe Oladele, Adekunle Adegboye, Stephen Odey and Olatunbosun Sikiru.

Amoo will miss the services of his captain, Seun Akinyemi due to head injury but the bulk of his players that executed the two previous league matches are available for selection.

Goalkeeper, Charles Tambe who was voted Man of the match against Pillars in Kano is expected to be behind the sticks with other trusted personnel like Adigun Olawale, Bode Daniel, Alaba Osawe, Sunday Faleye, Ebitimi Agogu, Afolabi Abdulwaheed, Adamu Abubakar, Ebiaku Promise, Olabisi Samuel, Sodiq Suraj, Omololu Waheed, Babalola Ibrahim and Olaifa Tolu.

Coaches view points

Fatai Amoo

We will not underrate MFM FC. The 4-0 win against Lobi Stars will give them a boost. We have to work hard.

Fidelis Ilechukwu

Shooting Stars have a sound coaching crew led by a national team coach in person of Fatai Amoo. It's not going to be an easy one for us, I want to win they want to win. I think we both have a 50-50 chance going into the game.

Form Guide (last 5 NPFL games)

3SC (WLWLL)

MFM FC (LWWLW)