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Kwara United’s goalkeeping sensation Suraj Ayeleso as admitted that the team were not any kind of pressure heading into the final moments of their game with Abakaliki FC.
“Abakaliki FC showed why they got this far with what they displayed against us today but we came prepared as we gave zero margin for errors”.
Despite dominating some moments of the game, Junior Amefule could only rattle the bar from a well drilled pass from Adeshina Gata.
“We created the best chance of the game but you must praised the resilience of our opponents and during the shootouts, we never panicked because we all believe in our abilities when it comes to the shootouts”.
Suraj Ayeleso became the first goalkicking in the history of the President Federation Cup to have kept in three finals, with three different teams without conceding a goal and also win the best goalkeeper of the tournament (2016 and 2025).
“I think to have achieved this feat, it could be anyone, let’s just say I am a lucky person and give God the Glory, it’s a thing of joy and I’ll forever be grateful for achieving this heights, the University of Ilorin graduate concluded”.
Kwara United won the 2025 Federation Cup, their first in 49 years after beating Abakaliki FC 4-2 on penalty shootouts.
