Boboye, Odey emerge January LBA winners
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Plateau United's Kennedy Boboye has been named the League Bloggers Awards (LBA) manager for January and MFM FC striker Stephen Odey claimed the award in the player's category.
The LBA, which organises the monthly award for managers and players in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), announced the two men as its top actors in January 2017 "on the back of impressive performances for their clubs."
"Kennedy Boboye of Plateau United and Stephen Odey of MFM FC have been named the winners of the League Bloggers Awards (LBA) Manager and Player respectively for January in the Nigeria Professional
Football League (NPFL).
"The duo win the first individual award from the independent LBA in the current NPFL season on the back of impressive performances for their clubs," the organiser revealed on Monday.
Boboye led Plateau United from the dugout to finish January as the best team in the Nigeria top division with 13 from 15 points available - winning four and drawing one - thereby ending the month under review unbeaten.
The Plateau United manager beat the trio of Fidelis Ilechukwu of MFM FC, Gbenga Ogunbote of Enyimba and Henry Makinwa of ABS FC to the LBA Manager's recognition for January.
Boboye has now replicated the same scenario in the NPFL when he became the first manager to win the LBA in the manager's category last term in the month of February while with Abia Warriors.
MFM FC forward Odey brushed aside the challenge of his teammate Olatunbosun Sikiru, Kabiru Umar of Plateau United and Olufemi Thomas of Rivers United to win the LBA Player for January.
Odey was immaculate in January for the church team by contributing four goals in four appearances. He also provided an assist to further put himself in a superior position to win the award for January. The striker becomes the first MFM FC players to win the LBA.
Boboye and Odey will receive their LBA for January in the coming days.
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