Kwara United F.C.
Full name | Kwara United Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Harmony boys, The Afonja Warriors | ||
Founded | 1997 | ||
Ground | Kwara State Stadium Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria | ||
Capacity | 18,000 | ||
Chairman | Kumbi Titiloye | ||
Manager | Biffo Abdullahi | ||
League | Nigeria Professional Football League | ||
2020–21 | Nigeria Professional Football League, 4th of 20 | ||
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Kwara United Football Club is a Nigerian
History
The club's roots go back to the Kwara Water Corporation Football Club in 1974.
The club came third at the end of the 2006 Super Four play-off behind Ocean Boys and Nasarawa United FC and qualified for the 2007 edition of the CAF Confederation Cup.
The coaching staff for the 2006–07 season included Swedes Roger Palmgren and Johan Eriksson (son of former England and Mexico manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson). The team was coached by former players of the team: Toyin Ayinla, Tunde Sanni and Aliyu Muzambilu (Goalkeeper trainer) following the passing of Technical Adviser Kafaru Alabi on January 8, 2008. However, they were relegated from the Premier League on the last day of the 2007/08 season on goal differential. They regained promotion back to the top level the next year as Champions of Division 1-A. The team appointed an Investment Consultant, Goldenwing33 Nigeria Limited, headed by former Nigerian international and former deputy editor (Sports) of
Farm club
The club is owner of Kwara United Feeders Team of Ilorin.[3]
Club names
- 1974–85: Kwara Water Corporation football club
- 1985–90: Kwara Utility Bombers of Ilorin
- 1990–97: Kwara Bombers Football Club of Ilorin
- 1997–: Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin (after the Kwara State government bought Exide Sparkers Football Club of Ibadan and renamed the team)
Achievements
- Nigerian Premier League: 1
- 2006 Regular Season champions, 3rd in Super Four Play-off
- 1997
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2007– Group stage
- CAF Cup: 1 appearance
- 1999 – Quarter-finals
Current squad
As of 1 January 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former coaches
- Kafaru Alabi
- Toyin Ayinla
- Johann Eriksson
- Kosta Papić
- Roger Palmgren (2006–07)
- Kadiri Ikhana (1997), (2010–11)
- Tunde Sanni (2011–12)
- Samson Unuanel (2012–13), (2013–14)
- Babatunde Abdulrahmon (2014–2015)
- John Sam Obuh (2015–2017)
- Abubakar Bala (2017–2019)
Notes
- ^ Bashir, Jimoh (2021-01-09). "Kwara United FC NPFL 2020/2021 ambition: Tough, yet not impossible". Sports Bash. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ "Bees fined;Kwara promoted (Daily Trust 22-12-2014)". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ^ Il Kwara United Feeders Team ospite dello Spezia Calcio[permanent dead link]
External links
- Kwara United Results – current results of Kwara United matches