Fidelis Ilechukwu of Rangers International and Sani Suleiman of Akwa United has emerged as winners of the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Manager and player of the Month of March award.
The NPFL monthly awards, organised by the LBA, have since 2009, been a platform where the efforts of top performers in Nigerian top flight are recognised.
Under Ilechukwu, Rangers had cruised to an unbeaten run, three wins in five matches, including two away wins at Niger Tornadoes and Heartland, recording seven goals in the process, and climbing to the top of the NPFL table.
Other nominees for the managerial award include; Gbenga Ogunbote of Shooting Stars, Kennedy Boboye of Sunshine Stars and Umar Abdullahi of Akwa United.
Ilechukwu meanwhile becomes the first Rangers tactician to win the managers award this season, having also previously been nominated in October 2023, and February 2024.
For the LBA Player-of-the-Month, Akwa United sani Suleiman, edge Rangers duo of Godwin Obaje and Ejike Ugochukwu and quartet of Adams Olamilekan of Remo Stars, Christian Pyagbara of 3SC, Nenrot Silas of Plateau United for the award.
Sulaiman has shouldered the goal-scoring responsibility for Akwa United since his mid-season transfer to the club.
He is regarded as one of the best signings of the mid-season transfer window after his exploits for Akwa United.
He has already scored six goals in five matches for the Promise Keepers. He netted five times in the month.
In the same vein, Phillip Odubia of Sporting Lagos bicycle kick goal against Remo Stars won the #NPFL24 Fans Goal of the Month for March 2024.
He edges shooting Stars’ Lawal’s thunderbolt against Akwa United, Remo Stars Adam Olamilekan’s beauty against Enyimba on match day 25 and Samuel tiza’s acrobatics against Ranger on match day match day 26.
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