Kwara United FC of Ilorin have blamed their midweek draw at home against Sunshine Stars FC of Akure on poor officiating.

The team's Coach, Jimoh Balogun, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, claimed that United were denied penalties in the encounter.

NAN reports that with the defeat, Kwara United have suffered a second consecutive draw in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2013 season. Abu Azeez had put the home team in the lead with his 68th minute goal before the Ilorin side later surrendered the lead.

Sunshine's second half substitute, Josiah Christian, cancelled out United's lead in the 78th minute of the game. "We were denied a lot of penalties in the game. This is why I'm tired of Nigerian referees," Balogun said.

He, however, admitted that the team missed a lot of chances that could have earned them victory in the first 45 minutes. The coach, however, assured their fans that the team would make up for the shared points in their next away match against Sharks of Port Harcourt.

"The league is just two weeks old. So as time goes on, there will be improvements with every match. We assure our fans that what they want from us will be given to them. They want us to go continental and we are going to give it to them, but they should be patient with us," Balogun said.

Meanwhile, the coach of Sunshine Stars, Samuel Abimbola, has expressed satisfaction with the officiating of the match. He hailed Kwara United for putting up a good fight, saying: "I really respect them, but I give kudos to my boys for their calmness, even when we were down".