Governor Bello approves 100% salary increment for Kogi United, Confluence Queens

There couldn’t have been a better way to end the year 2022 for players and officials of Kogi United and Confluence Queens with the approval of 100 percent increment of their salaries by Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello.

Nigeriafootball.ng gathered on Wednesday that the Kogi State Government under Governor Bello in demonstration of its interest in sports by motivating both teams ahead of new football seasons.

Both Lokoja based outfits have being on consolidated monthly emoluments since 2013 which has culminated to the team’s below performances over the seasons.

Confirming the development on Thursday, chairman Abdulmalik Issa ‘Dolly’ said the gesture was parts of Governor Bello’s promises to reposition sports, especially football in Kogi State,

Honorable ‘Dolly’ further explained that it will also be a moral booster for the teams and timely as Confluence Queens will begin her campaign in the Nigeria Women Premier League, NWPL next week while Kogi United is facing restructuring ahead of the new Nigeria National League, NNL season.

He however,  thanked His Excellency Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello for the 100% approval of salary for the team and assured the Governor that teams will do their best to make him proud.

“We are very happy for this development, and I sincerely want to thank the sports loving governor of the state, His Excellency Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello who is our leader and father for this development,” Issa told media.

“This approval is a timely one because it will help to motivate both Kogi United and Confluence Queens a lot as we commence new football season. I also want to use this medium to assure His Excellency that we will do our best to make the state proud.

“I want to congratulate and commend the teams for their patience and for being committed all the while, I am assuring them that this is just the beginning of good things that will happen to the teams.”

A visit to Confluence Queens’ training on Thursday morning reflected the good news on the faces of the players as many of them were seeing hailing the Governor and the management with a chant of ‘God bless the White Lion’, ‘God bless Dolly’, ‘We will make you proud with good football and good results’.

Confluence Queens will begin the 2022/23 NWPL season with an away match to Edo Queens of Benin on Wednesday, while Kogi United will resume next week to regroup ahead of the 2023 NNL season.