The Chairman and Vice Chairman of Kwara Football Association, Alhaji Busari Ishola and Salman Fowomola were on Tuesday re-elected unopposed in an election held at the state stadium complex.
Former Kwara United Vice Chairman, Toyin Olokooba and Lawal Wasiu are the two new faces in the nine-man board.
Others include Idris Jubril, Dayo Ayodele, Yusuf Muhammed, Isaac Oloruntoba and Bolaji Yahaya.
The Kwara South slot was kinly contested after Isaac Oloruntoba polled 12 votes from 24 cast leaving both Dele Oguntokun and Lawal Wasiu on six votes each resulting in a re-run.
Wasiu later won the re-run with seven votes dethroning incumbent Dele Oguntokun.
In his acceptance speech, the Chairman elect, Ishola, thanked and appreciated the delegates saying the opportunity given to him would afford him the chance to improve upon the successes recorded in last four
years.
He pledged to further take football to the grassroots and expressed the hope his members would support him to achieve the plan.
Ishola maintained that his mission would be inline with that of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), saying the grassroots programmes started during Aminu Maigari led administration.
He pledged to give U-13, U-15 and U-17 categories in the state top priority.
He also commended the state Sports Writer Association of Nigeria (SWAN),
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