AKWA UTD EDGE REMO STARS IN FIVE-GOAL THRILLER
Akwa United produced a scintillating performance on Matchday 9 to record their second win of the season beating Remo Stars 3-2 at the Eket Stadium. The Promise Keepers went into the game on the back of one win in eight games and were in desperate need of a turn-around but they were behind after […]
AKWA UTD BEAT GOMBE UTD TO SECURE FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON
Kufre Ebong’s 35th minute goal was all Akwa United needed to secure their first win of the 2023-24 football league season beating Gombe United 1-0 to move out of the danger zone on the log. The Promise Keepers earned three points from their opening five games of the season and were desperately in need […]
WE WERE TACTICAL DISCIPLINED IN BENIN – COACH FATAI Akwa United put up a brilliant performance in Benin and deservedly secured their first point in an away game this season following a goalless draw with Bendel Insurance on Saturday afternoon at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. Despite scoring five goals in their two previous away matches […]
IT’S A SHAME WE DIDN’T WIN – COACH FATAI OSHO
Coach Fatai Osho has described Akwa United’s goalless draw with Sporting Lagos as disappointing, and added that it was difficult to believe that his boys were unable to score a single goal despite having glorious goal scoring chances. The Promise Keepers picked their first point of the season but dropped two valuable points as […]
ELEMENTARY MISTAKES COST US THREE POINTS IN YENAGOA – FATAI OSHO
Following Akwa United’s 5-3 defeat to Bayelsa United on Matchday 1 of the 2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League season at the Samson Siasia stadium in Yenagoa, head Coach of the team Fatai Osho has admitted that elementary mistakes were responsible for his team’s defeat. Coach Osho expressed disappointment at the manner with which his […]
EDIDIONG’S BULLET HITS HEARTLAND HARD
Edidiong Ezekiel’s second-half bullet shot earned Akwa United a hard fought 1-0 win over Heartland FC in a pre-season friendly game played at the training pitch of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium Nest of Champions on Tuesday. After a goalless first-half in a keenly contested encounter, both teams made wholesale changes in their playing […]
WE ARE STILL WORK IN PROGRESS- FATAI OSHO
Following their 1-1 draw with Bayelsa United in a pre-season friendly on Saturday, head coach of Akwa United Fatai Osho has revealed that his team will soon be ready for the new football season, stressing that the building process of a formidable team that will challenge for honours is still in progress. Former Dakkada FC […]
FATAI OSHO NOT PERTURBED BY PRE-SEASON DEFEAT TO ENYIMBA
Head Coach of Akwa United Fatai Osho has said that the outcome of his side’s defeat to Enyimba International in a pre-season friendly was not important as the opportunity of assessing his new team’s readiness for the new season. Three first-half goals by Alalibo Somiari, Joseph Atule and Chijioke Mbaoma gave Enyimba the lead with […]
AKWA UNITED KISS NAIJA SUPER 8 GOODBYE
Akwa United’s hope of winning the maiden edition of the Naija Super 8 tournament ended on Friday evening following a 1-2 semi-final defeat to fellow wild card team, Sporting Lagos at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos State. Cyril Olisema’s 42nd minute goal from the spot was cancelled out by Saturday Okon’s 55th minute strike […]
NAIJA SUPER 8: AKWA UTD SUCCUMB TO LOBI STARS, FINISHED RUNNERS-UP IN GROUP B
MFON PATRICK Joseph Atule’s first-half brace helped Lobi Stars to a 2-0 win over Akwa United in the last group B match at the ongoing Naija Super 8 tournament, Wednesday afternoon at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos. The victory saw Lobi Stars finish top of the group with seven points from three games while […]