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Enyimba
2022–23 season
ChairmanFelix Anyansi-Agwu
ManagerFinidi George[1]
Nigeria Professional Football League1st
Nigeria FA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Chukwuemeka Obioma (16)
(14 in Regular Season, two in Championship Play-off)[2]
All: Chukwuemeka Obioma (16)
Biggest win5–0
(vs. Gombe United (H), 7 May 2023, NPFL)[3]

The 2022–23 season was Enyimba's 47th season in the Nigerian football league system. In addition to the league, the club also competed in the Nigeria Federation Cup.

First-team squad

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No. Name Position Nationality Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 John Noble GK Nigeria (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31) 8 0
12 Olorunleke Ojo GK Nigeria (1995-08-17) 17 August 1995 (age 29) 7 0
21 Sabirou Bassa-Djeri GK Togo (1987-06-17) 17 June 1987 (age 37) 6 0
Defenders
2 Yakubu Bilal RB Nigeria (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31) 10 0
3 Ini Edem LB Nigeria (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21) 11 0
18 Pascal Eze CB Nigeria (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27) 17 0
23 Adeleke Adekunle CB Nigeria (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 22) 5 0
24 Chigozie Chilekwu LB Nigeria (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28) 2 0
25 Somiari Alalibo CB Nigeria (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 23) 11 0
26 Chikamso Okechukwu CB Nigeria 4 0
29 Imoh Obot LB Nigeria (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 22) 15 0
33 Unwana Asuquo RB Nigeria (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 23) 11 0
Midfielders
22 Ikenna Cooper AM Nigeria (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31) 11 1
6 Eze Ekwutoziam DM Nigeria 12 0
10 Elijah Akanni AM Nigeria (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 23) 10 2
14 Abdullahi Fatai AM Nigeria (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26) 12 0
16 Philip Ozor CM Nigeria (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25) 7 0
22 Ikenna Cooper AM Nigeria 14 2
28 James Oronsaye CM Nigeria 2 0
31 Tijani Kabiru CM Nigeria (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22) 9 0
Forwards
7 Nonso Nzediegwu RW Nigeria 7 0
9 Chukwuemeka Obioma ST Nigeria (1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 26) 19 16
11 Chijioke Akuneto LW Nigeria (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 27) 3 0
13 Sadiq Abubakar ST Nigeria (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 27) 17 2
15 Chijioke Mbaoma ST Nigeria (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21) 14 5
20 Ademola Adebambo ST Nigeria (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24) 5 1

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Nigeria Professional Football League 14 January 2023 21 May 2023 Matchday 1 Third 18 9 5 4 25 12 +13 050.00
FA Cup 10 May 2023 10 May 2023 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 19 9 5 5 26 13 +13 047.37

Source: Flashcore

Nigeria Professional Football League

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Main article: 2022–23 Nigeria Professional Football League

Regular season

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Group A
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League table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bendel Insurance 18 8 10 0 22 11 +11 34 Qualification to Championship round
2 Remo Stars 18 9 6 3 21 14 +7 33
3 Enyimba 18 9 5 4 25 12 +13 32
4 Akwa United 18 9 5 4 24 14 +10 32
5 Plateau United 18 7 5 6 29 23 +6 26
6 Shooting Stars 18 5 8 5 20 20 0 23
7 Gombe United 18 4 7 7 10 20 −10 19
8 Kwara United 18 4 5 9 11 22 −11 17
9 Nasarawa United 18 3 5 10 15 23 −8 14 Relegation to the National League
10 El-Kanemi Warriors 18 2 4 12 10 28 −18 10
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2023. Source: NPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Matches

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On 28 December 2022, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[4]

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 1 Nasarawa United 1-2 Enyimba FC Jos
16:00 BST Josiah Oche 87' Report Elijah Akanni 32'
Imoh Obot 37'		 Stadium: New Jos Stadium
18 January 2023 (2023-01-18) 2 Enyimba 0-0 Akwa United Aba
16:00 BST Report Stadium: Enyimba Stadium
22 January 2023 (2023-01-22) 3 Plateau United 2–1 Enyimba Jos
16:00 BST Onyebuchi Ifeanyi 36'
Kazeem Ogunleye 90+6'		 Report Chibuike Nwaiwu 25' Stadium: New Jos Stadium
29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) 4 Enyimba 3–0 Kwara United Aba
15:00 BST Chukwuemeka Obioma 11' (68)
Ademola Adebambo 18'		 Report Stadium: Enyimba Stadium
1 February 2023 (2023-02-01) 5 Remo Stars 1-0 Enyimba Ikenne
16:00 BST Samuel Anakwe 1' Report Stadium: Remo Stars Stadium
5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) 6 Enyimba 2–0 El-Kanemi Aba
15:00 BST Chukwuemeka Obioma 27' (45) Report Stadium: Enyimba Stadium
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 7 Gombe United 1–2 Enyimba Gombe
16:00 BST Yusuf Taiye 12' Report Elijah Akanni {goal Stadium: Pantami Stadium
15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) 8 Enyimba 2–0 Shooting Stars Aba
16:00 BST Chukwuemeka Obioma 2' (45+1) Report Stadium: Enyimba Stadium
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 9 Bendel Insurance 1–0 Enyimba Benin City
16:00 BST Imade Osarenkhoe 23' Report Stadium: Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) 10 Enyimba 1–1 Bendel Insurance Aba
16:00 BST Chukwuemeka Obioma 44' (pen.) Report Imade Osarenkhoe 80' Stadium: Enyimba Stadium
29 March 2023 (2023-03-29) 11 Enyimba 1–1 Nasarawa United Aba
16:00 GMT Chukwuemeka Obioma 12' (pen.) Report Emmanuel Ogbole 75' Stadium: Enyimba Stadium
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 12 Akwa United 1–0 Enyimba Uyo
16:00 GMT Uche Collins 73' Report Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium
9 April 2023 (2023-04-09) 13 Enyimba 2–1 Plateau United Aba
15:00 GMT Imoh Obot 35'
Chukwuemeka Obioma 53'		 Report Izuchukwu Chimezie 71' Stadium: Enyimba Stadium
16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) 14 Kwara United 1–2 Enyimba Akure
16:00 GMT Chijioke Mbaoma 29' (78) Report Samad Kadiri 35' (pen.) Stadium: Akure Sports Complex
23 April 2023 (2023-04-23) 15 Enyimba 1–1 Remo Stars Aba
15:00 GMT Chijioke Mbaoma 90+7' Report F. Dubia 43' Stadium: Enyimba Stadium
30 April 2023 (2023-04-30) 16 El-Kanemi Warriors 0–1 Enyimba Maiduguri
16:00 GMT Report Chukwuemeka Obioma 59' Stadium: El-Kanemi Stadium
7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) 17 Enyimba 5–0 Gombe United Aba
15:00 GMT Chukwuemeka Obioma 18' (77), pen.' (84)
Ikenna Cooper 36'
Sadiq Abubakar 65'		 Report Stadium: Enyimba Stadium
21 May 2023 (2023-05-21) 18 Shooting Stars 0–0 Enyimba Ibadan
16:00 GMT Report Stadium: Lekan Salami Stadium

Championship round

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The Championship round, also known as the super six playoffs, was held between 3–11 June at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ENY REM RIV SUN BEN LOB
1 Enyimba 5 2 3 0 8 4 +4 9 Champions League — — 1–1 3–0 — 1–0
2 Remo Stars 5 2 3 0 8 5 +3 9 2–2 — — — 1–0 2–0
3 Rivers United 5 2 3 0 6 4 +2 9 CAF CC — 2–2 — 1–0 2–1 —
4 Sunshine Stars 5 1 2 2 5 7 −2 5 — 1–1 — — 1–1 3–1
5 Bendel Insurance 5 0 3 2 3 5 −2 3 1–1 — — — — 0–0
6 Lobi Stars 5 0 2 3 1 6 −5 2 — — 0–0 — — —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Play-off (Only to decide champions, runners-up, third placed and relegation spots); 7) Drawing of lots

References

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  1. ^ "Finidi George leads Enyimba to record ninth NPFL title". The Cable. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ "OBIOMA WINS N500K GOLDEN BOOT PRIZE". enyimbafc.net. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Obioma's Hat-Trick Leads Enyimba To 5-0 Victory Over Gombe United". Daily Trust. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. ^ "IMC releases approved venues for NPFL matches". Sunnewsonline. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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