NPFL: Enyimba's striker becomes first player to score 10 goals

Chukwuemeka Obiom in action for Enyimba [PHOTO: Enyimba FC]

NPFL: Enyimba's striker becomes first player to score 10 goals

Izuchukwu Akawor 22:41 - 09.04.2023

It has taken the Enyimba man just 13 matches to enter double figures this season in the abridged NPFL season.

It is an interesting race for who emerges as the overall top scorer in the 2023 abridged season in the NPFL with Enyimba’s Chukwuemeka Obioma leading the pack.

Obioma added to his goal tally this campaign after scoring his third goal for the former champions in his last four appearances.

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He was on target as the People’s Elephant returned to winning ways following a hard-earned 2-1 win over Plateau United in Aba on Sunday.

The forward netted the winning goals as Finidi George’s Elephant ended a run of four matches without a win in the football league.

Obioma scores again

With the eight-time champions looking to end their poor run of form which had seen them drop out of the super six spot, the Elephants needed their main man.

The in-form forward proved he remains as reliable as ever when he fired the Abia State team to a deserved win over Plateau.

NPFL: Enyimba vs Plateau United
Chukuwemeka Obioma celebrates goal with Enyimba teammates

Imoh Obot opened the scoring at the Aba Township Stadium in the first half before Obioma doubled the advantage early on in the second half for his 10th goal of the season.

With the strike against the Jos team, the Emyimba man becomes the first player to score ten goals this season in the NPFL.

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Chukwuemeka Obiom in action for Enyimba [PHOTO: Enyimba FC]

But he does have players breathing down his neck in the race for the golden boot come the end of the campaign.

NPFL scorers’ chart

A look at the football league scorers’ table shows that it is a tight race who who emerges as the highest scorer this season.

The Enyimba man is just one goal ahead of his nearest challenger, Robert Mizo, who cannot stop scoring for Bayelsa United.

NPFL: Robert Mizo show
Robert Mizo was on target again for Bayelsa United.

Mizo has scored nine goals this season for the Restoration Boys, who were promoted to the football league last season.

Another promoted player at the top of the chart is Bendel Insurance’s Imade Osarenkhoe whose eight goals have fired Insurance to top of Group A.

NPFL: Bendel Insurance
Bendel Insurance's Imade Osarenkhoe is two goals behind Obioma.

Making up the top five are three players who have scored five goals this season, Abba Umar and Joseph Atule of Lobi Stars and Cyril Olisema of Akwa United.

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