Two second half goals from Sunshine Stars FC of Akure exposed Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin’s defence during a friendly match at the Kwara Stadium Complex on Wednesday.
The outcome of the match against Sunshine Stars showed the home team still have work to do ahead of the league opener.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Kwara United would have played Katsina United in the league opener, away from home had there not been a postponement of the 2023/2024 Nigeria Professional Football League season.
NAN reports that the match was organised as part of the Ilorin club’s preparation for NPFL 2023/2024 league season.
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Though Kwara United took the lead in the first half after the Ilorin side initially ran rings around the visiting team, the visitors rallied in the second half, scoring twice at the expense of the home team.
“We studied them in the first half. But in the second half we noticed that they were over confident and we saw a weak defence line and exploited them,” said Akin Olowokere, Assistant Coach of Sunshine State.
The coach added that the result showed positive development in his team’s development.
The team had drawn a 2-2 with Osun United on Monday.
Reacting to the loss and his opponent’s comment, Kabir Dogo, Technical Adviser, Kwara United, insisted that there is nothing to the defeat.
Dogo said: “We are still a work in progress.
“What I have are young players and we just came back from Benin Republic on a preseason tour.
“The boys are tired because of the rigours of the tour.”
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