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Akwa United
2022–23 season
Akwa United playing against Shooting Stars during the league season at Godswill Akpabio Stadium on 26 March 2023
ChairmanPaul Bassey
ManagerAyodeji Ayeni[1]
Nigeria Professional Football League4th
(in Group A)
Nigeria FA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Cyril Olisema (6)[2]
All: Cyril Olisema (6)
Biggest win3–0
(vs. Nasarawa United (A), 22 January 2023, NPFL)[3]

The 2022–23 season was Akwa United's 27th season in the Nigerian football league system and their 14th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of Nigerian football.


During the season, Akwa United participated in the Nigeria Professional Football League and the Nigeria Federation Cup.

They began their Nigeria Professional Football League campaign with a shock home loss against Bendel Insurance.[4] The Uyo club went into the final day of the regular season with a chance to secure a championship play-off place. They earned a 1-0 win at Gombe United, but it wasn't enough to seal qualification for the play-off as results elsewhere did not go their way.[5]

They entered the Nigeria Federation Cup in the Round of 62, where they defeated Wikki Tourists through a goal from Liman Ahmadu.[6] Their hopes of winning the Cup ended after they lost to Nigeria National League side EFCC in the Round of 32.[7]

First-team squad

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As of 21 May 2023[8]
No. Name Position Nationality (flag) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Godgift Elkanah GK Nigeria (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 24) 1 0
18 Jean Efala GK Cameroon (1992-08-11) 11 August 1992 (age 32) 17 0
33 Uche Okafor GK Nigeria (1991-02-10) 10 February 1991 (age 33) 0 0
Defenders
2 James Ajako LB Nigeria (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 21) 18 3
3 Wisdom Ndon CB Nigeria (2005-11-06) 6 November 2005 (age 19) 11 0
5 Anthony Anioke CB Nigeria 8 0
6 Abbey Benson CB Nigeria (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 26) 11 0
20 Matthew Etim RB Nigeria (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 35) 4 0
21 David Philip LB Nigeria (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 30) 1 0
23 Boluwaji Sholumade CB Nigeria (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21) 8 0
25 Taiye Muritala RB Nigeria (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 23) 13 2
29 Abdulasam Saeed CB Nigeria (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 20) 2 0
31 Pascal Onunze CB Nigeria (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21) 2 0
Midfielders
4 Osimaga Duke DM Nigeria (2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 24) 2 0
11 Azeez Olamilekan AM Nigeria 6 0
14 Cyril Olisema AM Nigeria (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 29) 13 6
15 Salomon Chigoziem CM Nigeria 14 0
27 Ubong Essien DM Nigeria (2001-12-17) 17 December 2001 (age 22) 15 0
30 Ebetomame Oghenetega AM Nigeria 4 0
36 Onyekachi Nwaiwu CM Nigeria (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 24) 4 0
Forwards
7 Ubong Friday LW Nigeria (1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 26) 16 4
8 Moses Effiong LW Nigeria (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23) 7 0
9 Valentine Obilor ST Nigeria (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23) 4 0
10 Wisdom Fernando LW Nigeria (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22) 7 0
12 Ndifreke Effiong ST Nigeria (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 26) 2 0
17 Ifeanyi Ogba ST Nigeria 8 0
19 Uche Collins ST Nigeria (2000-11-19) 19 November 2000 (age 24) 17 4
22 Kehinde Olajuyin ST Nigeria (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 28) 2 0
22 Emmanuel Ugwuka ST Nigeria 2 0
26 Ikechukwu Nwani RW Nigeria (1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 26) 2 0
32 Liman Ahmadu RW Nigeria 9 1

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss


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: Besoccer
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.[9]

8 January 2023 (2023-01-08) 1 Akwa United 0-2 Bendel Insurance Uyo
15:00 GMT Report Imade Osarenkhoe 38'
Ismail Sarki 41'		 Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium
18 January 2023 (2023-01-18) 2 Enyimba 0-0 Akwa United Aba
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Enyimba Stadium
22 January 2023 (2023-01-22) 3 Nasarawa United 0–3 Akwa United Jos
15:00 GMT Report James Ajako 43'
Ndifreke Effiong 47' (74)		 Stadium: New Jos Stadium
29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) 4 Akwa United 1–0 Plateau United Eket
15:00 GMT James Ajako 79' Report Stadium: Eket Stadium
1 February 2023 (2023-02-01) 5 Kwara United 2-1 Akwa United Ibadan
15:00 GMT Wasiu Alalade 15'
Dagbo Muritala 86'		 Report Cyril Olisema 69' Stadium: Lekan Salami Stadium
5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) 6 Akwa United 3–1 Remo Stars Uyo
15:00 GMT Cyril Olisema 15' (pen.)
Uche Collins 45+2'
Olalere Segun 60' (o.g.)		 Report Qudus Akanni 24' Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium
12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) 7 El-Kanemi 1–1 Akwa United Maiduguri
15:00 GMT Junior Agnasa 85' Report Uche Collins 45' Stadium: El-Kanemi Stadium
16 February 2023 (2023-02-16) 8 Akwa United 1–0 Gombe United Uyo
15:00 GMT Uche Collins 8' Report Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 9 Shooting Stars 2–2 Akwa United Ibadan
15:00 GMT Joshua Akpan 14'
Ibrahim Ajani 45+6'		 Report Uche Collins 20'
Liman Ahmadu 27'		 Stadium: Lekan Salami Stadium
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) 10 Akwa United 2–0 Shooting Stars Uyo
15:00 GMT Ubong Friday 53'
Taiye Muritala 55'		 Report Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium
29 March 2023 (2023-03-29) 11 Bendel Insurance 1–1 Akwa United Benin City
15:00 GMT Imade Osarenkhoe 3' Report Cyril Olisema 34' Stadium: Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 12 Akwa United 1–0 Enyimba Uyo
15:00 GMT Uche Collins 73' Report Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium
9 April 2023 (2023-04-09) 13 Akwa United 2–2 Nasarawa United Uyo
15:00 GMT Cyril Olisema 21'
Victor Collins 56' (own goal)		 Report Victor Collins 20'
Anas Yusuf 87'		 Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium
16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) 14 Plateau United 1–0 Akwa United Jos
15:00 GMT Ibrahim Mustapha 36' (pen.) Report Stadium: New Jos Stadium
24 April 2023 (2023-04-24) 15 Akwa United 3–1 Kwara United Uyo
15:00 GMT Taiye Muritala 19'
Cyril Olisema 27'
Ubong Friday 45+3'		 Report Samad Kadiri 49' Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium
30 April 2023 (2023-04-30) 16 Remo Stars 1–0 Akwa United Ikenne
15:00 GMT Nduka Junior 45+3' (pen.) Report Stadium: Rem Stars Stadium
7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) 17 Akwa United 2–0 El-Kanemi Uyo
15:00 GMT Ubong Friday 10' (62) Report Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium
21 May 2023 (2023-05-21) 18 Gombe United 0–1 Akwa United Gombe
15:00 GMT James Ajako 30' Report Stadium: Pantami Stadium

References

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  1. ^ "Akwa can't afford to drop points – Ayeni". The Cable. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Table of top scorers NPFL 2023 - Besoccer". Besoccer. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Akwa United Thrash Nasarawa United 3-0 In Jos". Daily Trust. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Insurance Shock Akwa United 2-0 In 2023 NPFL Opener". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Ayeni sad with Akwa United's failure to qualify for NPFL Super Six playoff". Daily Post. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Federation Cup: Akwa United pip Wikki Tourists". Gazettengr. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Fed Cup: Enyimba, Akwa United, Kano Pillars eliminated". aclsports. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Squad of Akwa United". Besoccer. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  9. ^ "IMC releases approved venues for NPFL matches". Sunnewsonline. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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