For pace-setting Sunshine Stars, who have braved all odds to stay top of the Glo Premier League table, anything short of victory tomorrow in Makrudi when they battle Lobi Stars will be seen as a failure.

Sunshine Stars do not need to look over their shoulders to see that Enyimba and Wikki Tourists are lurking in the wings to upstage them from the prime spot. Armed with 29 points, same as Enyimba, the Akure-based team are only ahead of the Aba Elephants on goals difference and just a point above Wikki Tourists.

With all top three teams playing tomorrow, with the likelihood that leadership positions may switch depending on which way results go, the task for Sunshine Stars is to ensure that they maintain the winning run that has made them the envy and target of the other 19 teams in the top flight.

They should fancy their chances of beating Lobi Stars, who are in the 14th position and are yet to find their rhythm so far. But Sunshine Stars would be careful not to write off their hosts, who have the reputation of beating top teams who underrate them. It promises to be an interesting match in Makurdi as Sunshine seek Lobi’s fall and maintain their position on top of the table.