Kwara United Football Club will unveil the players that will dorn the club’s colours in the forthcoming 2019/2020 Nigeria National League (NNL), next week.
A message by General Manager of the club, Bashir Badawiy said that the players were carefully picked after over two months of rigorous screening exercise.
He added that the process included participation in four Pre-Season tournaments, which was used to discover and test the new and old players, before the final selections were made.
Kwara United FC participated in late Ogunjobi Pre-Season tournament in Ilorin, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa Cup in Asaba, which they won, that of Ijebu-Ode, as well as the Ahlan Pre-Season Cup in Kano state.
Badawiy also said that the selections were made in consideration of the cadre of league the team will play, especially considering the overall target, which was to get the team back to the Premier League.
He thanked the government and Kwarans for their support for the team. He also commended the technical crew and others, for their support and understanding.
Also speaking, the Technical Adviser of the club, Coach Abdullahi Biffo said that the players were picked on merit.
‘We tried our best to pick the players that we thought will do the job, considering the fact that NNL is a difficult task’, he said.
‘The players are equal to the task, and we the technical crew are ready’, he added.
He however, said that the selection is not totally closed, as any exceptional player can still make it into the team.
Kwara United FC will play in NNL Group A2, alongside Gombe United FC, Real Stars of Kaduna, Niger Tornadoes of Minna, Rarara FC of Katsina, El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri, FC Taraba, Mighty Jets of Jos, Sokoto United and EFCC, Abuja.
Kwara United FC will be playing its first game at home against Gombe United FC, to kick-start the season.