The NPFL side’s staff have not received their salaries for the past seven months and have threatened to withdraw from all off-field duties if their outstanding debts are not cleared before April 30, 2015.
The backroom workers claim they were abandoned by former chairman Akin Akinbobola led board when it became clear they would not win the Nigeria Professional League title, and the new board led by John Ola Mafo is not making any bold effort to ensure they are remunerated.
A staff who spoke to Goal after the Owena Waves’ 3-0 victory against El Kanemi Warriors on condition of anonymity revealed that Sunshine Stars are disaster-prone this season because workers’ welfare are not taken seriously by the new board.
“We have worked hard for seven good months in starvation and the Ondo State Football Agency board seems not be interested in our predicament. Our families are not happy with us because we are unable to provide their needs, yet the club board expects us to be wishing the team well during their league outings. How is that possible?