Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has hosted the Kwara United Football Club following their historic emergence as the 2025 President Federation Cup champions.
In a statement the chief press secretary Rafiu Ajakaye says governor AbdulRazaq also hosted the U-19 category of the team who won the inaugural National Youth League.
It says the governor 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.
It says the Kwara United Club had beaten their Abakaliki FC counterparts in a match that was decided through penalty shootouts following a 90-minute play.
The team made a triumphant entry into Ilorin on Monday afternoon, with residents of the capital city waving their long motorcade from Eiyenkorin down to the banquet hall in the downturn GRA where the reception was held.
The reception was attended by several dignitaries, including the Chairman of the Kwara House of Assembly Committee on Sports, Hon Rukayat Shittu.
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