Akwa United forward Mfon Udoh and MFM FC’s Fidelis Ilechukwu have been named League Bloggers Awards Player and Manager for the month of January respectively.
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The League Bloggers Awards has shortlisted its first nominees for the monthly player and manager’s award in this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League.
Kano Pillars forward, Junior Lokosa, once again got recognition for his efforts in the league as the League Bloggers Awards awarded him 2017/18 Player of the Season.
Lobi goalkeeper Kayode beat the trio of Junior Lokosa of Kano Pillars, Emeka Ogbugh of Rivers United and Kwara United’s Stephen Alfred to the player’s prize.
The four to vie for the player’s award are Lobi Stars goalkeeper Olufemi Kayode, Junior Lokosa of Kano Pillars, Emeka Ogbugh of Rivers United and Kwara United’s Stephen Alfred.
Shortlisted in the players’ category are Abia Warriors striker Samson Obi, Austin Ogunye of Lobi Stars and the Wikki Tourists pair of Nafiu Kabuga and Abba Umar.
They finished head and shoulders ahead of six other nominees from LBA’s shortlist of four each in the player’s and manager’s categories
Okpotu and Udi were named winners for the monthly recognition organised by the League Bloggers Awards on Tuesday for their outstanding performances in July.
Musa, only in his first season in charge as head of the Kano Pillars coaching crew, led the club to an unbeaten run in the month of June.
The winners for the June awards in the player and manager’s categories will be announced next week by the LBA
Eduwo and Preko posted superior performances with their clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League in the month under review to fend off other contenders in the running for both categories of awards
The LBA will announce the manager and player for May next week
Four players and four managers have been picked as standout performers for the month under review
The LBA Player and Manager for January in the NPFL will be announced this week
The winners for the manager and player awards will be announced later this week
The duo excelled in the month under review in the Glo Premier League and helped their teams record impressive results
It will be a November to remember as outstanding actors in the NPFL vie for individual and club honours in 16 categories while Victor Namo will be crowned the leading scorer of the 2012/13 season
The trio of Bosso, Yusuf and Dogo led their teams to unbeaten run in July but fell two points short of Baraje’s El-Kanemi while Stanley Eguma of Dolphins also led his team through an unbeaten streak that helped them notch up just five points from the three rounds of matches played last month