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Some players and club officials were injured following an attack on Sunshine Stars’ team bus by gunmen along the Ore-Benin expressway. 

According to a statement by Michael Akintunde, the club’s media officer, the attack happened on Thursday afternoon. 

He said the team was en route to honour their match day 13 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) fixture against Bendel Insurance this weekend.

Akintunde said a ball boy was shot in the attack while the team manager, other club officials and players were injured. 

He added that the injured had been rushed to the hospital. 

“It saddens our hearts to inform Nigerians, especially football lovers, that our team was attacked a few minutes ago along Ore-Benin Expressway to honour an Elite League tie against Insurance of Benin, scheduled for this weekend,” the statement read.

“Our ball boy was shot in the horrible attack, Our team manager and other club officials, including players, are seriously injured.

“It took the intervention of officers of the Federal Road Safety Corp that helped rescue the injured officials and the shot individual to a nearby hospital.”

Sunshine Stars are currently 13th on the Nigeria Premier Football League table. The club has won 4 games with the same amount of draws and losses.