Former Nigeria U17 winger, Dimeji Lawal has been appointed the
new Team Manager of Shooting Stars of Ibadan by the Oyo State Ministry
of Youth and Sports.
He replaces ex-international defender, Ajibade Babalade, who has held the post since 2008.
Promotion
Babalade,
who played for Shooting Stars, Stationery Stores, Africa Sports, and
Anyang LG Cheetahs has been an important part of Shooting Stars
technical crew since the club secured promotion to the Pro League.
Lawal is expected to continue from Babalade stopped, to oversee first team scouting operations and the welfare of the players.
Squad
Dimeji
Lawal fondly called ‘Kabongo’ was a member of the Nigeria squad that
narrowly lost to USSR at the final of the FIFA U17 tournament at Canada
89.
He was a former Real Madrid Team B player, Shooting stars, Julius Berger before he became a FIFA licensed players’ agent.