The Flaming Flamingoes will compete in the second tier, the Nigeria National League (NNL), this season in place of Union Bank FC, who opted out due to financial reasons.
Officials of Stores FC, who have been working round the clock to revive the club since 2007, moved and acquired the slot of Union Bank in the National League.
Stores FC, who were in the top division between 1973 and 1992 before in-fighting led to their fall, have quietly gone ahead with their pre-season build-up since being admitted into the National League for the 2013/14 season.
Union Bank, which will eventually metarphose into Stationery Stores, defeated Glo Premier League side, Warri Wolves, 2-0 in a pre-season friendly match this week.
"The Union Bank team that played against Warri Wolves will form Stationery Stores for the new season in the National League," an insider at Flaming Flamingoes told supersport.com.
Paperwork over the takeover of Union Bank by Stores is almost complete, supersport.com has been informed and in a matter of days an announcement is expected to be made.
One of the key figures spearheading the return of Stores, Tilewa Adebajo, whose father, Late Israel Adebajo, founded the club in 1958, was tight-lipped on the takeover of Union Bank's slot in the National League.
"We will coordinate at the appropriate time," Tilewa Adebajo simply said.
The Flaming Flamingoes are expected to start a new lease of life in the NNL this term when they play hosts to Abia Comets on match day one of the second tier.
Stationery Stores are expected to play their home matches this season at the Teslim Balogun and not Onikan Stadium, their original home ground.
The Flaming Flamingoes already have a Facebook account for their fans and an
Paperwork over the takeover of Union Bank by Stores is almost complete, supersport.com has been informed and in a matter of days an announcement is expected to be made.
One of the key figures spearheading the return of Stores, Tilewa Adebajo, whose father, Late Israel Adebajo, founded the club in 1958, was tight-lipped on the takeover of Union Bank's slot in the National League.
"We will coordinate at the appropriate time," Tilewa Adebajo simply said.
The Flaming Flamingoes are expected to start a new lease of life in the NNL this term when they play hosts to Abia Comets on match day one of the second tier.
Stationery Stores are expected to play their home matches this season at the Teslim Balogun and not Onikan Stadium, their original home ground.
The Flaming Flamingoes already have a Facebook account for their fans and an official website (http://www.stationerystoresfc.ng/) and it is expected that Teslim Balogun in Lagos will go maroon and yellow when Stores play their first game in the NNL.
official website and it is expected that Teslim Balogun in Lagos will go maroon and yellow when Stores play their first game in the NNL.
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