Following their historic emergence as 2025 President Federation Cup champions, a state banquet was held in honour of the Kwara United Football team members in Ilorin on Monday ditto the U-19 category that also won the inaugural National Youth League.
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq gifted each of the Kwara United players five million naira and a plot of land at the exclusive Kwara Smart City, commending them for making the state proud.
The Kwara United Club had beaten their Abakaliki FC counterparts in a match that was decided through penalty shootouts following a 90-minute play during the weekend.
The team made a triumphal entry into Ilorin on Monday afternoon, with residents of the capital city waving their long motorcade from Eiyenkorin down to the banquet hall in GRA where the reception was held.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that the reception was attended by several dignitaries, including the Chairman , Committee on Sports, Kwara House of Assembly Committee , Hon Rukayat Shittu; member representing Shawo/Essa Constituency, Hon Yusuf Abdulwaheed Gbenga; cabinet members; Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor Princess Olubukola Babalola; Chairman, Kwara State Sports Commission Coach Bola Magaji; Chairman, Kwara United FC Kumbi Titilope; Chairman, Kwara State Football Association ,Malam Abdullahi Musa Thuraya; Head Coach, Tunde Sanni; APC Chieftain, Alhaji Yahya Seriki; the General Manager, Mr Bashir Badawih among others.
‘This is the biggest trophy in Nigeria today. It is bigger than the League Cup. This has been in existence even before the League was formed. The trophy is in Kwara, Today. I must congratulate everybody who has made it happen’ the governor submitted while recalling how his administration had invested to turn around the team.
‘When we came in 2019, everything was down. We were owing players a lot of money, but today the story has changed. So, I thank you all for what you are doing.
Our administration is dedicating this trophy in memory of Alhaji Yusuf Salami, who spent his entire wealth without government support to bring in this trophy to Kwara, but he didn’t succeed. May Allah grant him Alijanna Fridaous’ he added.
Governor AbdulRazaq specifically commended the team, Coach Magaji, Kumbi, and the entire management for their dedication to rewriting the story of the Football Club.
Coach Magaji and Kumbi Titiloye, in their separate remarks, appreciated the governor for hugely investing in the team to achieve greater success-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
