The Kwara Government on Thursday pledged continued support for Kwara United FC of Ilorin to win laurels in the 2012/2013 Nigeria Premier League (NPL) season.

The government restated its determination to give the Afonja Boys, as the team is fondly called by their fans, all that was required to enable it to excel in the new soccer season beginning in February.

The club's Media Officer, Ajide Olayioye, said in a statement in Ilorin that the new Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Ramat Adeshina-Abaya, made the pledge when she visited theclub's secretariat.

The statement said Adeshina-Abaya, who led other top ministry officials, promised to hold a closed door talk with the management board of the club to ensure that the team lacked nothing during the season. It quoted the commissioner as urging the board, coaches, players and staff of the club to live up to their billings as government expected a brilliant and result-oriented performance from the club.

In his speech, Abdulganiyu Abdulkadir-Solagberu, the Vice Chairman of the club, commended the government for its financial and moral support.

Abdulkadir-Solagberu also thanked the people of the state for their support and assured them that the club would contest for the league trophy. He called for government's prompt attention to the team's requests.