COMMUNIQUE DRAWN AT THE END OF THE KWARA FOOTBALL STAKEHOLDERS MEETING ON WAY FORWARD, FOLLOWING THE CANCELLATION OF THE 2019/2020 LEAGUE SEASON, HELD AT THE MAIN-BOWL OF THE KWARA STATE STADIUM COMPLEX, ON TUESDAY 14TH JULY 2020.
1. The stakeholders recalled the efforts and foresight of the Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on ensuring that Kwara United Football Club plays in the elite season as against the second tier system, and commended him for his support to the club so far.
2. Following the cancellation of the 2019/2020 season after Matchday 25, and deciding final placements on Points Per Game (PPG) table to rank the teams in order to ensure sporting merit and sporting fairness, and with no promotion to, or relegation from NPFL for the season, they charged the management of the club to commence preparation in earnest, for the start of the new season fixed for September/October 2020, tentatively.
3. They commended the stakeholders for their sportsmanship and show of concern in the just concluded season, charging them to up their support for the team, to justify the commitment of the government.
4. The stakeholders commended the government and management for ensuring that salaries are being paid as at when due, especially at the crucial period of the Covid-19 pandemic. It also recalled the praise heaped on the government and the management by the National President of the National Association of Nigeria Professional Footballers (NANPF), Tijjani Babangida.
5. The stakeholders charged the management to set their priorities right to avoid the shortcomings of the just concluded season apparently caused by the transition from Delta force take over, by signing only players that can deliver the much desired Continental ticket at the end of the season.
6. The Meeting charged other Clubs in the state to ensure early and adequate preparations for the season to ensure they gain promotions at the end of the season.
7. Stakeholders charged all the Clubs in the state to give priority to indigenous players as well as upcoming coaches to gain experience and improve their potentials.
8. The kwara FA were commended for their achievements in one year in office and charged them to reinvigorate their efforts at fishing out exceptional young talents from the grassroots.
9. Stakeholders and local Football councils were charged to ensure and enforce compliance with NFF directive on the ban of Football activities across the country owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
10. The stakeholders harped on the need to review grassroots development strategies, so as to create a ladder of growth for the talents discovered. They also charged Kwara United and other league clubs in the state to create additional exposure platform for the players.
11. The FA was charged to do more on the development of female football in the state, to improve on the successes already attained.
COMMUNIQUE DRAFTING COMMITTEE
1. Jimoh Bashir –Chairman
2. Bayour Issah –Member
3. Ahmed Abdallah –Member
4. Ganiyu Balogun _Member
5. Wahab Ayinde –Secretary
