How Superman, Chimezie, played every second of 2022 NPFL fixtures

Without doubt, the story of the just concluded 2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will remain incomplete without a mention of Gombe United’s Kelechi Chimezie who could be referred to as the ‘super man’ for playing every second of the matches involving his team.  What makes his performance special is that his feat is rare […]

Without doubt, the story of the just concluded 2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will remain incomplete without a mention of Gombe United’s Kelechi Chimezie who could be referred to as the ‘super man’ for playing every second of the matches involving his team.

 What makes his performance special is that his feat is rare even among players in Europe who are exposed to better facilities and remuneration.

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Chimezie, a defensive midfielder played all 38 matches for Gombe United and was never substituted nor started from the bench, clocking 3420 minutes of football in the just ended season.

 Arriving Gombe United from Heartland of Owerri at the start of the season, the defensive midfielder gradually settled in with the rest of the squad and became a regular presence as the season wore on.

 Gombe United fans easily took to him as he began to thrill them to his deft touches, defence splitting passes and defensive tackles.

 In an earlier Interview with www.npfl.ng, the former Heartland midfielder spoke of how he adjusted to life at the ‘Savannah Scorpions’ as Gombe is fondly called. 

 “Ever since I joined Gombe United, it’s been a good season for me, as I settled in easily with the help of my teammates, the fans and the coaching crew.

 “Playing in the northern part of the country has given me a different orientation of how the northerners appreciate football, because they turn up in numbers to support their team”, Chimezie had revealed.