Nigeria Premier Football League top scorer, Chukwuemeka Obioma, leads the line in the Official Team of the 2022/23 Season announced by the influential League Bloggers Awards.
Obioma moved ahead of rivals with his contribution to the success story of Enyimba after scoring 16 goals to finish as Top Scorer with 14 goals during the regular season and two in the NPFL Championship PlayOff.
Remo Stars led with three players in the NPFL XI, while the trio of Enyimba, Rivers and Bendel Insurance has two players each.
Expectedly, Remo Stars goalkeeper, Bankole Kayode, who had the most-clean sheets was selected as goalkeeper.
Lobi Stars and Bayelsa United had one player each.
Although Bayelsa United missed the PlayOff, forward, Robert Mizo, scored nine goals to earn his place in the elite squad.
Newly invited Super Eagles midfielder, Divine Nwachukwu, was selected in the midfield.
Also listed as midfielders in the 4-4-2 formation are Joseph Atule (Lobi Stars), Morice Chukwu (Rivers United) and Ikenna Cooper (Enyimba).
Listed in the back four are the quartet of Ebube Duru (Rivers United), also in the Super Eagles camp, Nduka Junior (Remo Stars), Benjamin Tanimu (Bendel Insurance) and Ismael Sodiq (Remo Stars).
Nominees for the LBA 2022/23 End of the Season award will be released soon.
The LBA debuted in 2009 as Nigeria’s foremost League Awards.