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Anam Imo wins North Star award after 15-goal feat for Pitea

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2 years ago

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Oluwaseun Oyediji

Anam Imo wins North Star award after 15-goal feat for Pitea

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward, Anam Imo have emerged as the winner of the 2023 North Star Award.

Her Swedish club, Pitea confirmed this on their Instagram page on Thursday, with the award which was presented by NSD, Couriem rewards the best players in Sweden.

Imo has scored 15 goals with seven assists for Pitea across 25 league games this season.

In her third season with the team, the former Nasarawa Amazons star is the club’s top goal scorer this season.

Her 15 goals surpassed her personal-season feat of 10 scored over the past two seasons for the Swedish side.

She joined Pitea from another Swedish team Rosengard in 2021 after spending two seasons with her former side.

With Rosengard, the former Nasarawa Amazons star netted seven times in 37 league games.

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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