Former Olympic Eagles star wins player of the month award two months after joining Czech club

The ex-Nigerian youth worldwide has been rewarded for an excellent few weeks for the Stadion Střelnice landlords

Nigerian defender Joshua Oghene-Ochuko Akpudje has been named FK Jablonec’s participant of the month for October after a string of wonderful performances.

The 24-year-old centre-back solely moved to the Czech Republic to hitch FK Jablonec from Latvian aspect BFC Daugavpils on September 5.

The previous Olympic Eagles star has since featured in seven league video games for his new staff, serving to the aspect to 3 clear sheets.

October was a irritating month for Jablonec, with the membership shedding to Pardubice, Slovan Liberec, and champions Viktoria Plzen within the league and Viskov within the Czech Cup.

However Akpudje’s affect was key to serving to Jablonec finish the month on a excessive, beating České Budějovice 3-0.

And the Nigerian star’s efficiency has been rewarded with 38 per cent of Jablonec followers voting him their finest participant of October.

In appreciating the honour, Akpudje wrote on Twitter: “In lower than two months in Czech Republic, I’m tremendous excited to be nominated because the Participant Of The Month for my staff… Grateful to all of the followers that voted for me. I’ll by no means take this without any consideration. I proceed to work exhausting until we obtain our purpose for the season.”

In lower than 2months in Czech Republic ??, I’m tremendous excited to be nominated because the Participant Of The Month for my staff…Grateful ?? to all of the followers that voted for me. I’ll by no means take this without any consideration. I proceed to work exhausting until we obtain our purpose for the season.@QualityQuadry pic.twitter.com/6T6IwpWei7

— Akpudje Joshua (@AkpudjeJoshua) November 3, 2022

Akpudje performed for MFM FC earlier than leaving Nigeria for Latvia a couple of years in the past.