BENDEL INSURANCE IS BEATABLE – COACH AYODEJI AYENI
As Akwa United prepare to engage Nigeria Premier Football League Group A leaders Bendel Insurance on Matchday 11 encounter at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Wednesday, coach Ayodeji Ayeni believes that his team has all the firepower to record victory in Benin. Coach Ayeni in an exclusive interview with the club’s website www.akwaunitedfc.com revealed that […]
WARRIORS, AKWA UTD SHARE SPOILS IN MAIDUGURI
Agnaza Jumia’s late strike for hosts, El-Kanemi Warriors denied Akwa United what could have been their second away win of the ongoing 2022-23 Nigeria Premier Football League season, as both teams ended the Matchday 7 encounter in Maiduguri in a 1-1 draw. Midfielder, Cyril Olisema gave Coach Ayodeji Ayeni’s team the lead at the stroke […]
FIRST NPFL GOAL EXCITES UCHE COLLINS
Akwa United striker, Uche Collins, says he is excited after scoring his first top flight goal in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, adding that his desire is to score more goals that will help his team to achieve their set target this season. Uche joined the Promise Keepers from Sokoto United at the end […]
AKWA UTD SURVIVE ARMED ROBBERY ATTACK
Team Akwa United survived an armed robbery attack along Ogoni road, Rivers State while returning from Ibadan after honouring Nigeria Professional Football League Matchday 5 against Kwara United. The incident happened on Thursday February 2, 2023 at about 6:48pm when the team’s vehicles ran into a road block mounted by hoodlums. The drivers on noticing […]
NPFL: WE DIDN’T DESERVE TO LOSE TO KWARA UTD – COACH AYENI
Head coach of Akwa United football Club, Ayodeji Ayeni has described his team’s 2-1 defeat to Kwara United as painful, stressing that the outcome of the match did not reflect the true complexion of the game. Goals by Wasiu Alalade and Ahmed Jimoh either side of Cyril Olisema’s strike helped Kwara United to their […]
AJAKO ON CLOUD NINE AFTER MAIDEN NPFL GOAL – Dedicates goal to God
Akwa United defender James Ajako has revealed that the excitement of scoring his first goal in the top flight of Nigeria football will remain with him for the rest of his professional career. Ajako scored the opening goal in Akwa United 0-3 away win over Nasarawa United on Match-day 3 of the ongoing 2022-23 Nigeria […]
NPFL: “OUR DETERMINATION EARNED US THE POINT” – COACH AYENI Following Akwa United’s goalless draw against Enyimba FC in Aba on match-day two, Coach Ayodeji Ayeni has praised his players for their courage and determination, which he said, earned them their first point of the season. Ayeni in a post-match press conference maintained that the […]
AKWA UTD U-15 CAPTAIN, GOALKEEPER PROMOTED TO MAIN TEAM
Akwa United U-15 Captain Nsikan Alloysius and goalkeeper Covenant Bassey have been promoted to the club’s first team and have been registered as youth players to play in the 2022-23 Nigeria Professional football league season. Nsikan, a Left full-back was the captain of Akwa United U-15 team, while Covenant a goalkeeper participated in the […]
OUR TEAM FOR THE 2022-23 NPFL SEASON
Akwa United Football Club has registered 39 players to play in the 2022-23 Nigeria Professional Football League season. The squad for the new season comprises both old and newly signed players including three youth players. The players are all eligible to represent the club in competitions such as the Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL, the […]
AKWA UTD TO HOST INSURANCE IN THE 2022-23 NPFL OPENER
Akwa United Football Club will begin their 2022-2023 Nigeria Professional Football League season with a home fixture against newly promoted Insurance of Benin on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at the Nest of Champions in Uyo and it will be broadcast live to television viewers. At the draws conducted by the league organizers, the Interim […]