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| Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed |
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has said football leagues in Nigeria need more support and funding as they are not getting the much needed support from the private sector.
Speaking in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital while receiving the management of Kwara United football club at the government house, Ahmed called for full participation of private bodies and corporate individuals in the sponsorship of the Nigeria football leagues.
“We must look for other ways to declare funding for sporting activities. Sporting activities are growing beyond being an entertainment, it is also a career programme that can be pursued by those who want to make a career from it.
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| Kwara United players in a league match |
“We have seen so many examples internationally which points to the fact that we must see it as another area where we can drive youths to not only create a career but also make a name for themselves,” he said.
Ahmed described sports as a veritable tool for youths development and good governance, hence the need for its sustainable funding.
He said, “Premiership footballing in Nigeria has not gotten enough level of desired support in terms of private sector involvement and this is one area we require to take very seriously,” The governor also enumerated his government’s efforts in developing sports, explaining that no amount of investment on sports is too much.
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Meanwhile Newly promoted Kwara united FC has retained 24 Of it's players who played for the team in the Nigeria national league and declared fourteen as surplus to requirement preparatory to the Nigeria professional football league.
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| Kwara United Players in training |
Leading the pack of the retained players is the highest goal scorer in the Nigeria national league Michael ohanu, others who scaled the hurdles include, Eze Chidi Ebere, Chukwuemeka Godwin, Onigbari Akeem, Oseni Kazeem, Alebiosu Segun, Magaji Issa, Afeez Yusuf, Bitrus Dada, Eyimofe Joseph, Usman Jonah, Alfred Stephen, Oriaku Cyril, Abdullahi mohamondu, Binuyo Lookman, Onyegbula Francis, Odudu Sunday, Ayalogu Ifeanyi, Anthony Wilson, Aminu Awalu, Kelechi Mbonu, Solomon Owello,Isiaka Kabir,and Ajunwa Felix.
On the surplus to requirement list are Orire Lukman, Yusuf Muyideen, Morounfade Adebayo , Abdullahi Ayo, Onyeudo Bishop, Funsho Alamayo, Mohammed Farouk, Asuquo Philip, Abubakar Yusuf , Husseini Faruk, Fripong Daniel, Ahmed Jimoh, Baki Hakeem, Sulyman Sola,while Charles Chinedu travelled abroad for greener pasture, and one of the player is late, Saka Abdul Azeez.
The President of the club Sir Prince Oladimeji Ladi Thompson urged the retained players to justify the confidence reposed on them by not only sustaining the ideals and philosophy of Kwara united FC but also to always put in their best. Meanwhile the team is expected to resume back for training on Friday 27 October 2017,to begin preparation for 2018/2019 Nigeria professional football league season .
Newly promoted Kwara united FC has retained 24 Of it's players who played for the team in the Nigeria national league and declared fourteen as surplus to requirement preparatory to the Nigeria professional football league.
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