The Vice Chairman of Kwara State Football Association, Bashorun Kayode Bankole has shouldered the financial burden of transporting Kwara United Football Club from Ilorin to Lagos, for the semi-final of the President Federation Cup competition.

Bashorun Bankole equally seeks early movement of the team to Lagos, for the match scheduled for Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Wednesday May 21, 2025.

With the Matchday 38 matches of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) shifted, focus will now be on the President Federation Cup competition. Kwara United will take on Rangers in Lagos, while Abakaliki FC takes on Ikorodu FC in Abuja.

Kwara United Football Club on Sunday May 11, 2025, defeated Rivers United to ease relegation worries, irrespective of what the result of their last match of the season against Katsina United in Katsina would be.

Kwara United FC defeated Akwa United 5-3 on penalties, after a two-all draw in the quarter-final, to achieve a semi-final feat, which the team hasn’t achieved since it’s formation in 1997.

Bashorun Bankole, it would be recalled, has been assisting the club, as well as youth and sports generally in the state, contributing specifically to the development of volleyball and football.

Bashorun Bankole charged well-meaning Kwarans and lovers of the club to support its aspirations towards breaking the President Federation Cup title jinx, for the first time.

It’s on record that only one Club from the state, the defunct Alyuf Salam Rocks was able to play in the final of the competition, when they lost the 1976 final to Enugu Rangers by 2-0.