By Mustapha Habeeb
August 22nd, 2024
The management of Kwara United has unveiled 17 new players on Thursday, August 22
This was confirmed during a press briefing attended by General Manager Bashir Badawiy, Coach Tunde Sanni, Assistant Captain Kabir Mohammed, and Team Psychologist, Yomi Benson.
According to the General Manager, Bashir Badawiy, the team conducted a trial camp to recruit top players, and after thorough scouting, signed those who were exceptional during the exercise.
He praised the team’s efforts in pre-season tournaments, stating that they are adjudged the best team in the Value Jet and Governor Duoye Diri preseason tournaments in Ikenne and Bayelsa respectively. However, he highlighted the challenges the team is facing since coming back from those pre-season tours, stating that there’s no proper training facility compared to what they had in Ikenne.
The General Manager also announced that the upcoming Kwara State U19 league will serve as a platform to scout and promote talented non-professional players from Kwara, with the focus on footballers from across Kwara.
Badawiy appreciates the State Governor, Mallam Abdulrasaq Abdulraman, for his continuous support for the team assures that the team will not disappoint Kwarans.
Below is the list of the newly signed players:
1. Ismail Gatta (attacker)
2. Ayeleso Suraj (goalkeeper)
3. Chigoziem Salomon (midfielder, from Akwa United)
4. Ifeaniyi Ogba (striker, from Rangers FC)
5. Adekunle Oluwa Segun Samuel (center back, from Bayelsa United)
6. Anioke Anthony (center back, from Akwa United)
7. Saheed Olaniyi Lawal (center back, from Wolves FC)
8. Yahaya Ibrahim (midfielder, from Ejike FA)
9. Akanni Akeem (midfielder, from Sporting Lago).
10. Nurudeen Badmus (Goalkeeper from Akwa United)
11. Abubakar Adamu (Goalkeeper from Gombe United)
12. Joshua Ogbole (Attacking Midfielder from Nassarawa United)
13. Junior Aimufa (Right wing from Al-Nasr Fc
14. Abayomi Lawal ( Right wing from Ayronkou Omni Sport)
15. Oladayo Agbolagade (Right wing from Osun United)
16. Hassan Abdullahi (Right back from ABS)
17. Dadong Louis ( Left wing from Yobe Dessert)