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In a viral video circulating after Kwara United’s 1-0 home win against Katsina United on October 19, 2025, the club chairman, Mr. Kunbi Titiloye, claimed that he wrote to the government in 2019 requesting a training pitch but has yet to receive approval.
This statement raises some crucial questions for the chairman and indeed for all football enthusiasts and administrators who genuinely care about the progress of Kwara United.
The affirmation, though emotional, raises serious questions about leadership consistency, accountability, and genuine prioritization within Kwara United. Six years after that memo, what concrete steps have been taken beyond paperwork and public lamentation? If the training pitch was truly a top priority, why wasn’t it pursued with the same vigor the chairman displayed while pressing to collect the ₦5 million promised by the Governor for the Federation Cup victory?
If this is not an attempt to blackmail the Sports Commission, then why paint a picture suggesting the Commission caused the problem? The same Sports Commission has stood by Kwara United during challenging times — often prioritizing the club’s needs above other sports bodies. Let’s not forget, this is the same Commission that has shielded the club from administrative embarrassment and helped clean up its internal messes on several occasions.
The part that worries me most is how the chairman, in that video, indicted the government — saying “till today, I have not seen anything.” That was a poor communication choice. The truth remains that the present administration has been more supportive of sports, particularly Kwara United, than any before it. Out of the total sports subvention released monthly, Kwara United reportedly takes up to 80 percent. What else does the management want?
Let’s be frank: a poor student always blames his parents for his failure rather than working harder to improve. The same logic applies here. Leadership must take responsibility, not excuses. Kwara United’s management must stop pointing fingers at the government or the Sports Commission for its inefficiency, misconduct, and administrative lapses.
Even more concerning is the contradiction between your statements and those of your Senior Special Assistant (SSA), who publicly claimed that Kwara United is not under the Sports Commission’s supervision. Yet, your office constantly blames the same Commission for every challenge. When will this confusion stop?
Let’s not also forget last season’s recurring narrative: each time the team traveled for away matches, we kept hearing whispers that the government failed to release funds. Is that not a direct indictment of your own administration despite the regular subventions and special financial releases the club enjoys? Funds have entered several times — how many have you remitted or accounted for transparently? The contradiction between your claims and your conduct is fast becoming your biggest undoing.
Mr. Chairman, leadership is not about blaming others; it’s about finding solutions. You wrote to the government in 2019 — this is 2025. Six years later, where is the priority? Kwara United’s management should stop the blame game, embrace accountability, and prioritize humanity alongside professional football administration.
Also, it’s time to address the club’s internal contradictions. How does a “four-in-one” officer — a Herald staff, ABS FC coordinator, Kwara United defender, and FA protector — speak on sensitive matters of governance full of lies? Is that professionalism or favoritism?
Did you remember how the same person resigned as the media officer of the team because of your leadership style?
And to the chairman — your Senior Special Assistant should not be a tool to silence critics but a strategist to add value and improve public communication. If his role is about progress, good. But if it’s to defend mediocrity, then it’s a misplaced appointment.
Finally, before I drop my pen, I appeal to Kwara United management to offer our new Technical Adviser, Coach Suleiman Ashifat, a proper written contract with full remuneration and benefits deserving of his office. Anything less is inhumane and unprofessional.
It’s time to stop the blame game and start prioritizing humanity, structure, and true professionalism in football management.
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Don’t get it twisted — my name is Olaide Ahli.
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