Kwara United F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Kwara United


fullname = Kwara United Football Club
nickname = Afonja Warriors
founded = 1997
ground = Kwara State Stadium
Ilorin, Nigeria
capacity = 10,000
chairman = flagicon|NGA Prince Thompson Oladimeji
manager = John Obuh
league = Nigeria National League
season = 2008/09
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Kwara United F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Ilorin. They play in the second division in Nigerian football, the Nigeria National League. Their home stadium is Kwara State Stadium. The club's Acting Chairman is Alhaji Zakari Mohammed, who is the Governor of Kwara's Special Assistant on Sports. The team was coached 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 Nigerian Premier League on the last day of the 2007/08 season on goal differential.The team was founded in March, 1997. After the original Kwara Bombers FC was relegated to Division Three, the state government bought Exide Club of Ibadan, moved them to Ilorin and took their slot in the Second Division.

The team appointed an Investment Consultant, Goldenwing33 Nigeria Limited, headed by former Nigerian international and former deputy editor(Sports)of THISDAY newspaper, Olajide Fashikun. The Investment Consultant is to organise the privatisation and private sector participation in the club's funding in two years.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 Johann Eriksson(son of former England manager, Sven Goran Eriksson). The fans of the club have one of the worst reputations inNIgeria, as witnessed during a vicious beating of the referees after a 0-0 tie.

Current squad

Achievements

* Nigerian Premier League:
** 2006 Regular Season champions, 3rd in Super Four Playoff

Performance in CAF competitions

*CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance::2007 - Group Stage

*CAF Cup: 1 appearance::1994 - Semi-Final

Former Players

*Seyi Olofinjana
*Chukwuma Akabueze
*Nojim Raji
*Duke Udi
*Victor Obinna
*Tony Alegbe
*Soga Sambo
*Samuel Elijah (Captain of the "Miracle of Damman" Flying Eagles, 1989)

External links

* [http://kwaraunited.net/history.htm http://kwaraunited.net/history.htm]
* [http://allafrica.com/stories/200704110763.html http://allafrica.com/stories/200704110763.html]
* [http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=104605 Refs give 'red card' to Ilorin]
* [http://www.completesportsnigeria.com/details.php?category=news&id=3626 Saraki: Promotion Is Priority ]
* [http://www.completesportsnigeria.com/details.php?category=news&id=4296 Kwara sign Anjembe, Ochei-published 5 Sept. 2008]
* [http://www.completesportsnigeria.com/details.php?category=news&id=4902 Saraki boosts Kwara United]