Nigeria Leagues

Efala, Boboye clinch NPFL monthly award

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2 months ago

9:00 pm

Oluwaseun Oyediji

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Jean Efala, Akwa United’s captain, and Kennedy Boboye have won Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) awards.

They are Player and Manager of the Month for March.

Efala, a goalkeeper, achieved four clean sheets in five games. This strong showing secured him the player award.

He outperformed Uche Sebastian plus others to win. Other contenders included Liman Ahmadu, Joseph Atule, Sunday Megwo and Samson Olasupo.

Coach Boboye led Akwa United well in March. They secured four wins and one draw in five matches.

Boboye won the manager’s award after a good run. He edged out Finidi George, Ladan Bosso, and Mangut Mbwas.

This is Akwa United’s first award this season. The League Bloggers Award sponsors it. The award recognises NPFL excellence.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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