Akwa United Football Club played its final match of the 2025/2026 Nigeria National League season on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Despite securing a hard-fought 2–1 victory against Solution FC in Awka, we narrowly missed out on the sole promotion ticket in Conference B, which was ultimately claimed by Sporting Lagos by one point margin.
We extend our warm congratulations to Sporting Lagos on their achievement. They provided formidable competition throughout the season, and the race for promotion remained intense until the final day of the league season. Our campaign was marked by an unbeaten home record, three away victories, and one away draw. Unfortunately, these efforts were not sufficient to secure promotion. While this outcome is disappointing, we accept it in the true spirit of the game and now turn our focus to the challenges ahead.
We are grateful to God for the journey mercies and for guiding our path all through the season.
We express our profound gratitude to our sports-loving Governor, His Excellency Pastor Umo Eno PHD, for his unwavering support and commitment to Akwa United Football Club. We remain resolute in our determination to achieve our promotion objective next season.
Our sincere appreciation also goes to our pillar of support, the Honourable Commissioner for Sports, Elder Paul Bassey, whose consistent backing has been invaluable. We only wish our results had fully reflected his dedication and efforts.
We also acknowledge our worthy partners and sponsors, Ibom Air, whose continued support has strengthened and uplifted the team. Their reliability remains a great source of encouragement, and we look forward to celebrating shared success in the near future.
To our loyal and passionate fans, we say thank you. Your support—both at home and on the road, as well as your strong online presence—has been a constant source of inspiration throughout the season. We urge you to continue standing with us, and we promise to make you proud.
Although the NNL season has come to an end, our journey this football season continues. The President Federation Cup presents another opportunity to achieve success. Our campaign resumes on Monday, April 20, as we compete in the semifinals of the State FA Cup at the State level.
As a club, we are disappointed but proud of the effort put into this promotion race. We fought until the final whistle of the league season. We will carefully review the lessons from this season and take decisive steps to ensure we return stronger, better prepared, and ready to fight for promotion next season.
Signed
Mr. Joseph Eno
Chairman, Akwa United Football Club
