Akwa United have expressed disappointment with their failure to secure promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL.
The Promise Keepers finished as runners-up up in the Nigeria National League, Conference A.
Sporting Lagos secured promotion to the NNL from the group.
Akwa United admitted that they are proud with the team’s push despite missing out on their target.
“As a club, we are disappointed but proud of the effort put into this promotion race,” Akwa United’s Chairman Joseph Eno wrote in a statement.
“We fought until the final whistle of the league season.”
