HEARTLAND'S trio of Anthony Oussou, Ifeanyi Onuigbo and Emeka
Ogbugh has been nominated for the club’s Player of the Month award for the
month of April.
The month under review saw the Naze Millionaires play six
matches winning two, losing three and securing a draw in the Nigeria
Professional Football League (NPFL). The team began the month losing 1-0 to
Nasarawa United at the Aper Aku Stadium on April 7, before taking home
advantage at the Dan Anyiam Stadium to beat Rivers United 2-1 three days later.
The Oweri-based club side continued with their poor form
on the road losing 2-1 to 3SC at the Lekan Salami Stadium on April 16.
Heartland return to Dan Anyiam Stadium on April 24 to secure a 1-0 slim victory
over Sunshine Stars and three days later secure a valuable 1-1 draw with Enyimba at the Aper Aku Stadium.
The Alphonsus
Dike led side however ended their campaign in April on a losing note, falling 3-1
to Ikorodu United at the Agege Stadium.
Benin striker,
Anthony Oussou played all the six games and made the POTM for April after scoring
a total of three goals during this period. He netted in the victory over Rivers
United and scored two away goals against 3SC and Ikorodu United.
Ifeanyi Onuigbo on the other hand played three of the
games (against 3SC, Sunshine Stars and Enyimba) and his solitary strike just
before the hour mark proved to be the winner to edged Sunshine at the Dan
Anyiam Stadium. The Super Sand Eagles star also scored another vital goal away
at Enyimba to help the team secure a point from the encounter.
Emeka Ogbugh also played in all the six games and his performance in the matches earned him a place on the list. He did not score any goal in April but instead
created goals for the strikers. He assisted Ajunwa in getting the winner
against Rivers United and also provided the final pass for Onuigbo in getting
the equaliser against Enyimba. He had a total of 2 assists in April.
Nelson Ogbonnaya was POTM for February, while Roland
Koffi won the award for the month of March and the fans of the club have four
days left to vote for their favourite player for the month of April on the club’s
Facebook page www.facebook.com/heartlandfc.ng
or Twitter account @HeartlandFC_ng.
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