Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure on Sunday saw off visiting Kwara United FC of Ilorin in a Match Day 13 fixture, which ended 1-0 after three players were sent off.
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Ahead of the crucial clash with Enyimba FC of Aba, the Chairman of Kwara United FC, Thompson Oladimeji, has begged the club’s faithful to double their support for the Harmony Boys.
The Coach of the club, Abubakar Bala, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Thompson told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Ilorin that Bala had done well and he would be rewarded with a new and improved contract.
Bala told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos that the team’s target was to win the Aiteo Cup for the good people of Kwara.
The Technical Adviser of Kwara United FC of Ilorin, Abubakar Bala, says the club has the capacity to prosecute 14 games in eight weeks as initially proposed by the League Management Company.
Both coaches in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin, said there are enough quality players in the league to fortify the Super Eagles better than it is today.
According to him, the accrued money represents the value and labour of the players who continue to sustain the pride of the state in the Nigeria Professional Football League.
Thompson made the appeal in a statement issued in Ilorin on Monday by the Media Officer of the club, Abdulwaheed Bibire.
The home side dominated play throughout the Match Day 17 game played at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu, but failed to make their dominance count by wasting numerous scoring chances.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the unveiling ceremony was held at the Conference Room of the Kwara State Sports Council in Ilorin.
A member of the Kwara United Supporters Club, Oba Karara, asked the management to sack the technical crew led by John Obuh with immediate effect.
With 20 minutes into the game, Joshua Agboola would have put the visitors ahead but goalkeeper Eze Chidiebere for Kwara United made a brilliant save to deny them the opening goal.
Alloy Chukwuemeka, ABS FC’s Director of Football, told newsmen on Tuesday in Ilorin that the former Shooting Stars FC player would take charge of the club in March.
The defender made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, following his team’s 1-0 victory over Kwara United FC of Ilorin on Match Day 2.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the NPFL Match Day 1 encounter was played at the Kwara Stadium Complex in Ilorin.
At the occasion, the State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, charged the players and the club’s technical crew to take up the responsibility with utmost seriousness.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the match, the opening game of the competition being played at the Agege Stadium in Lagos, had ended in a barren draw.
Bibire said that those not retained had been declared surplus players by the management of the club, but he did not stating whether they were dismissed.
Both teams will represent the State at the National level