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47th season in existence of Enyimba Enyimba 2022–23 football season
Enyimba
2022–23 season
ChairmanFelix Anyansi-Agwu
ManagerFinidi George
Nigeria Professional Football League1st
Nigeria FA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Chukwuemeka Obioma (16)
(14 in Regular Season, two in Championship Play-off)
All: Chukwuemeka Obioma (16)
Biggest win5–0
(vs. Gombe United (H), 7 May 2023, NPFL)
← 2021–222023–24 →

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

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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

Main article: 2022–23 Nigeria Professional Football League

Regular season

Group A
League table
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

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

Nasarawa United v Enyimba FC
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
Enyimba v Akwa United
18 January 2023 (2023-01-18) 2 Enyimba 0-0 Akwa United Aba
16:00 BST Report Stadium: Enyimba Stadium
Plateau United v Enyimba
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
Enyimba v Kwara United
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
Remo Stars v Enyimba
1 February 2023 (2023-02-01) 5 Remo Stars 1-0 Enyimba Ikenne
16:00 BST Samuel Anakwe 1' Report Stadium: Remo Stars Stadium
Enyimba v El-Kanemi
5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) 6 Enyimba 2–0 El-Kanemi Aba
15:00 BST Chukwuemeka Obioma 27' (45) Report Stadium: Enyimba Stadium
Gombe United v Enyimba
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
Enyimba v Shooting Stars
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
Bendel Insurance v Enyimba
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
Enyimba v Bendel Insurance
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
Enyimba v Nasarawa United
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
Akwa United v Enyimba
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 12 Akwa United 1–0 Enyimba Uyo
16:00 GMT Uche Collins 73' Report Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium
Enyimba v Plateau United
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
Kwara United v Enyimba
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
Enyimba v Remo Stars
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
El-Kanemi Warriors v Enyimba
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
Enyimba v Gombe United
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
Shooting Stars v Enyimba
21 May 2023 (2023-05-21) 18 Shooting Stars 0–0 Enyimba Ibadan
16:00 GMT Report Stadium: Lekan Salami Stadium

Championship round

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

  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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