Kwara United Threatened By Ex-Players Over ₦191 Million Debt

Kwara United are expected to pay out about 191 million naira to a group of players who were sacked from the club with unpaid entitlements.

Recall that recently, Naija News reported that Kwara United sacked 22 players and signed 23 new players ahead of next season.

At the time of writing, it wasn’t clear whether or not it was the group of players that were pushing the side to pay their entitlements.

A letter dated July 11, 2024, titled ‘Demand for outstanding sign-on fees payment of erstwhile players and officials from 2014/15 till date’, sent to Kwara United by the group’s legal counsel, Exact Legal Associates, revealed that the club paid just ₦5 million of the initial ₦196 million debt.

The legal counsel has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Kwara United to pay the remaining amount owed to the group of players. If the Ilorin-based club fails to meet up with the ultimatum, the legal counsel plans to take the case to the Nigeria Football Federation and the world football governing body, FIFA.

In reaction to the threat from the sacked group of players, Kwara United issued a statement on Tuesday, July 16, to confirmed that the club’s chairman, Kunbi Titiloye, is aware of the unpaid entitlements.

The statement which was signed by Ayodeji Ismail, Media Officer of Kwara United, claimed that the club’s chairman is engaging relevant authorities intending to clear the debt.

The statement reads in parts: “Club management is a continuum and we are looking towards solving the problem.”

“We are aware of your (ex-players) unfortunate situation and we believe our sports-loving and workaholic Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, will sort the issues very soon.”