{"id":150222,"date":"2025-02-13T11:47:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/npfl-shooting-stars-will-bounce-back-from-kwara-united-defeat-ogunbote"},"modified":"2025-02-16T00:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T23:12:41","slug":"npfl-shooting-stars-will-bounce-back-from-kwara-united-defeat-ogunbote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/npfl-shooting-stars-will-bounce-back-from-kwara-united-defeat-ogunbote","title":{"rendered":"NPFL: Shooting Stars will bounce back from Kwara United defeat \u2013 Ogunbote   \u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Shooting Stars head coach, Gbenga Ogunbote, is optimistic his team will bounce back from the 2-0 defeat to Kwara United.<\/p>\n<p>The defeat was Shooting Stars\u2019 first in nine league outings.<\/p>\n<p>3SC also missed the chance to cut Remo Stars\u2019 lead at the top of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, table.<\/p>\n<p>Ogunbote admitted that the defeat was just a temporary setback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is just a temporary setback. We need to pick up the pieces and take the positives from it,\u201d he told the club\u2019s media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see, sometimes, when you do not manage success, you pay a price, and sometimes, when you taste defeat and are able to realize why you were defeated, you can bounce back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll we need to do is bounce back by picking up our pieces, making the necessary corrections, and moving on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shooting Stars will be away to Heartland in their next league game on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Shooting Stars head coach, Gbenga Ogunbote, is optimistic his team will bounce back from the 2-0 defeat to Kwara United. 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