By Saheed Afolabi
The NWFL Premiership Player and Manager for the month of January have been revealed with two Nasarawa Amazons players, one player each from Rivers Angels and Edo Queens making the rounds.
Nasarawa Amazons duo of Aweda Titilayo and Tarnum Dooshima deservedly earned their spot following some tremendous displays for the ‘Solid Babes’, both netting a combined 9 goals between them in six games.
Maryann Ezeanagu was also in superb form for Rivers Angels, scored important goals and was always a problem to the opponents defense, while Yemisi Samuel of Edo Queens also played an important role for her team in January.
In the Manager’s Category, four Managers, namely Wemimo Mathew of Edo Queens, Edwin Okon of Rivers Angels, Moses Aduku of Bayelsa Queens and Christopher Danjuma of Nasarawa Amazons all made the final cut for the monthly prestigious awards.
P-Matches Played
W: Matches Won
D: Matches Drawn
L: Matches Lost
GS: Goals Scored
GC: Goals Conceded.
Pos: Position on the log (January).
AW: Away Win
HW: Home Win.
AD: Away Draw
Wemimo Mathew (Edo Queens)
P| 3 W| 3 D| 0 L| 0 GS| 5 GC:1 Pos: 1st AW| 1 HW| 2
The ‘Obaseki Ladies’ endured a hugely impressive run in January, winning three out of three, including a difficult victory against Nasarawa Amazons and an away win in Calabar against Pelican Stars. They scored 5 goals in January and only conceded once.
Moses Aduku (Bayelsa Queens)
P| 3 W| 2 D| 1 L| 0 GS| 4 GC:0 Pos: 1st AW| 0 HW| 2 AD: 1.
Moses Aduku side won two out of three in January, including a famous 1-0 victory against perennial rivals, Rivers Angels in Nembe. They also endured a very difficult game away to Abia Angels in Umuahia. They scored four goals and conceded none in January.
Christopher Danjuma (Nasarawa Amazons)
P| 3 W| 2 D| 0 L| 1 GS| 6 GC| 2 Pos: 2nd AW| 1 HW| 1
Christopher Danjuma’s side lost their first game in January to Edo Queens and went on to win their two other games. A big victory against Adamawa Queens, followed with a hard fought victory against Naija Ratels in Abuja. They scored 6 goals and conceded twice.
Edwin Okon (Rivers Angels)
P| 2 W| 1 D| 0 L| 1 GS| 4 GC| 1 Pos: 2nd AW| 0 HW| 1
Rivers Angels played just two games in January, losing narrowly to Bayelsa Queens in Nembe and mauling Abia Angels 4-0 in Porthacourt.
The names of nominees was shortlisted by a panel of NWFL Premiership experts. The winners will be announced on Sunday, the 13th of February 2022.