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Ohanu pledges more goals for Kwara United FC in NPFL

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Pledge
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus
Ilorin, Nov. 29, 2017 (NAN) Striker Michael Ohanu says he has all it takes to sustain his goal scoring run for Kwara United Football Club when the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) gets underway on Jan. 14.

Ohanu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ilorin that he needed to keep on scoring goals to continue to make his club’s supporters and fans happy.

The player, who was named the best player of the 2016/2017 Nigeria National League (NNL) season, said the accolade was a call to do more.

“This is definitely a huge responsibility, and it makes it imperative for me to surpass my NNL goals record in the NPFL.

“That is why I must continue scoring, and I have all it takes to do so.

“So, the award will spur me to do more and I want to dedicate the glory to my teammates, the club’s technical crew and the good people of Kwara for their enormous support,’’ he said.

NAN reports that Ohanu’s 22 goals were instrumental to Kwara United gaining a promotion ticket to the NPFL from the Northern Conference of the NNL.(NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)

 

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Kwara United zoom into state FA Cup final with victory over feeder team

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Cup
Ilorin, April 10, 2017 (NAN) Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin on Monday defeated their feeder team 3-0 to book a place in the final match of the state’s Football Association (FA) Cup competition.

Segun Alebiosu scored a brace to emphasise the Harmony Boys’ superiority against their feeder team in the semi-final match played at the Kwara State Stadium Complex in Ilorin.

Olamide Mudashiru had missed a penalty kick in the 20th minute for the Kwara United feeder team to reduce the confidence they started the game with.

Thereafter, Sunday Odudu found an unmarked Alebiosu in the feeder team’s penalty box and he wasted no time in putting the Harmony Boys ahead in the 45th minute.

Kwara United’s Charles Chinedu was sent off in the 52nd minute after a rash challenge on a Kwara United feeder team midfielder.

But this seemed not to have deterred the senior side, as the two players combined again in the 60th minute to put their opponents under pressure.

Odudu fired a shot from the far right which hit the crossbar, and Alebiosu headed home the rebound to double their lead.

Dada Bitrus put the match beyond the Kwara United feeder team when he unleashed a powerful shot from outside the goal area to make it 3-0 in the 78th minute.

Kwara United had defeated Musty FC 2-0 in the quarter finals to book a place in the semi-finals.(NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)