Kwara United are currently playing their NPFL home games in Akure.
The Chairman of the Kwara Football Association (FA), Idris Musa, has reassured that the state-owned football club, Kwara United, will return to play their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) home games in Ilorin.
Musa said that the football pitch of the Ilorin stadium complex will be ready for use, in no distant time.
He confirmed this to Ilorin-based journalist, Abdul Momoh during an inspection of the ongoing project.
Recall that the pitch is under rehabilitation as its artificial turf is being changed into natural grass to meet the global standard.
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The development has seen the state football club, Kwara United, play their home matches in Akure, Ondo State, in the ongoing NPFL season.
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The chairman, therefore, asserted positively that the football club will continue playing its matches on its home pitch from the beginning of next season.
He said, "We are working seriously to ensure the pitch is ready for use, you can see the first mowing was done this morning (yesterday), and this will continue every 2 weeks. I can assure you that Kwara United will play their matches here next season."
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Football supporters in the state have been praising the state FA for the innovation and lauding the project's sponsor, AU Mustapha, in particular.
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