League Bloggers Awards (LBA) have named Lobi Stars Goal Poacher, Anthony Okpotu and Sunshine Stars gaffer, Duke Udi as the Player and Manager of the month of July respectively.
Both winners were named the outright winners for their impressive performances in the month of July in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League 2016/2017 season.
The Lobi Stars forward was announced winner of the monthly award ahead of Gombe United youngster Sani Abbani, Akwa United’s Musa Newman and Godwin Obaje of FC Ifeanyiubah.
Okpotu, who was also among the shortlists for the June award, accounted for half of his club’s eight goals in July and provided two assists. The Lobi scored in four consecutive matches.
He scored against the league champions Enugu Rangers and Remo Stars in home games while his other goals were on the road at Katsina United and Enyimba.
In the manager’s category, Udi finished ahead of Fidelis Ilechukwu ofMFM, Fatai Amoo of 3SC and Akwa United’s Abdu Maikaba.
Duke Udi led Sunshine Stars through six matches in July and guided them to four wins and two defeats. Only MFM FC under Ilechukwu matched the record of Sunshine Stars in that month.
However, Udi’s men won two matches on the road – defeating ABS FC 4-2 in Ilorin and Rivers United 1-0 in Port Harcourt – to help him claim the manager’s prize for July.
Okpotu and Udi will be honoured at a later date by the LBA.
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