Kwara United in continental berth, reflection of Governor Abdulrahman’s investment in football

Kwara United in continental berth, reflection of Governor Abdulrahman’s investment in football

It is no longer a news to the world that Kwara United will be playing continental football this year, but the joy of the announcement remains in the hearts of Kwarans most especially the diehard lovers of the team.

On Sunday, CAF released the names of all teams that will campaign in this year’s competition and the name of Kwara United appeared on the list of those that will feature in the Confederations Cup.

It is a massive achievement for the administration of Governor Abdulrahman considering his huge investment in football and sports since he became Governor which has finally yielded.

In this report, respected and award winning Sports Journalist, Ibitoye Shittu, reviews the investment of Governor Abdulrahman on Kwara United which helped in landing the Continental ticket.

Acquiring NPFL ticket for Kwara United

When Mallam Abdulrahman became the Governor of Kwara, he met the State’s darling team already relegated into the second division of the Nigerian Football.

And in his efforts and desires to make Kwarans happy, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq acquired an NPFL ticket for the Harmony Boys and the team returned to the topflight with fans expressing their happiness.

And ever since Kwara United returned to the topflight, Governor Abdulrahman ensured that the team lacks nothing and always support them financially.

Presenting two new coaster buses

As a way of easing the challenges in the transportation of players to match venues across the nation, Governor Abdulrahman in the last three years has presented two new coaster buses to the team.

Drama and pains of last two seasons

Last two seasons in the NPFL, the expectation of all Kwarans was that Kwara United would play continental football, but the boardroom points given to Rivers United broke the hearts of Kwara United faithfuls.

However, Governor Abdulrahman encouraged the management, coaching crew and players to fight again last term and they eventually finished 4th and picked the Confederations Cup ticket.

It is safe and worthy to say that Governor Abdulrahman has returned Kwara United to the continent after 11 years since the club last played in the competition and he deserves massive accolades.

Furthermore, there are other soldiers of Governor Abdulrahman whose contributions to this latest success for Kwara United cannot be overemphasized.

SA Sports Alhaji Attahiru Ibrahim

Kwarans have been in joyous mood since Attahiru was named as the SA Sports to Governor Abdulrahman considering how he has been helping people in Kwara Sports.

Attahiru in his love for Kwara United and ways of motivating the players will always present cash gift ranging from 200K after each game.

Kumbi Titiloye

Kumbi Titiloye landed the job as Kwara United Chairman based on his wealth of experience in football both in Nigeria and abroad.

The Oro born football administrator made sure that the coaching crew recruited good players which gave Kwara United the continental success.

Abdullahi Biffo

Abdullahi Biffo has recorded his name in gold as the Kwara United coach who returned the team to Continental football. He is also the coach with the highest number of away wins in the League in the history of Kwara United which is 4.

Biffo in his 3-year stint as Kwara United coach also brought stability to the team and he did not lose any home game in the NPFL.

He also took away the fears of relegation from the minds of Kwarans as Kwara United is now a team feared by all other NPFL campaigners.

The players

The players are the primary actors that brought the continental success and they all must be celebrated and appreciated for lifting their heads up despite many troubles they faced before the end of the season.

The Kwara FA

The Kwara State Football Association Chairman Mallam Idris Musa Turaya also played important roles in making sure that there was full compliances to instructions from the LMC and made sure that Kwara United were not banished away from Ilorin.

He also supported the management of Kwara United in many activities towards getting success.

Kwara fans and media

Kwara fans must be appreciated for their 100 percent love and support for Kwara United and also the Kwara SWAN must be praised for their excellent and massive coverage of Kwara United games both home and away.

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