Sports enthusiasts in Ilorin have expressed their shock and sadness over the relegation of their two darling teams. The Cross section of supporters and fans who spoke to Daily Trust in Ilorin described the relegation as a sad day for sports in the state of harmony.
The two premier league clubs, KWARA UNITED and ABS FC ended up in relegation after the conclusion of the league on Sunday. The Samson Unuanel tutored Kwara United settled for a 1-1 draw with visiting AKWA UNITED at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja to finish 17th on the log with 50 points while ABS FC lost 0:1 to WARRI WOLVES at away to finish 18th also with 50 points.
Speaking out of sad look, the Chairman of Kwara United Supporters' Club, Alhaji Sulaiman Oba said
the relegation of the two teams was unfortunate. He said he was particularly saddened that despite the
huge amount of money injected in Kwara United, the resources doesn't have impact on the team.
Alhaji Oba blamed the Afonja Warriors' woes on the crises between the board and the management committee, saying the board felt sidelined in the management of the team and was hell-bent on ensuring its downfall.
He however advised the government to learn a lesson
from the teams relegation and appoint the competent people including supporters into the board just as he urged the players to stay behind and not exit the team at this point in time.
Also, the Sports Writers' Association of Nigeria
(SWAN), Kwara State chapter described the relegation as unfortunate and disastrous. In a statement signed by the Chairman, Bunmi Adedoyin
and the Secretary, Jimoh Bashir, the association urged the two clubs, especially their supporters and fans to learn a lesson from the avoidable fall.
SWAN described the relegation of the two clubs as a big shame, especially to the so called stakeholders in the state who have leveraged on the existence of the two clubs only for their selfish interest.
The body vowed to expose all those behind the ugly
development, even as they called on all genuine
stakeholders to come together to discuss the way
forward for the two teams.
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