Opara wins Plateau United Player of the Month award

A former captain of MFM football club, Austin Opara, has emerged Plateau United player of the month of March after putting up some splendid performances in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The Media Officer of the club, in a statement said the soft-spoken versatile defender who can equally play in all the four […]

A former captain of MFM football club, Austin Opara, has emerged Plateau United player of the month of March after putting up some splendid performances in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

The Media Officer of the club, in a statement said the soft-spoken versatile defender who can equally play in all the four positions in the defence was the unanimous choice of the technical crew in the month under review.

Opara who joined the two time Nigerian champions from struggling Heartland of Owerri, is a regular feature in Plateau United this season due to his scintillating display.

Opara capped his excellent performance for Plateau United this season when he scored a superb equalizer against his former club, Enyimba International to give the ‘Peace boys’ a share of the point in an entertaining encounter which ended one-all in Aba last month. 

“The hardworking player who captained the Mountains of Fire and Miracles of Lagos for six years is one of the mainstays in Plateau United defence so far this season as his combination with Ikefe Andrew, Buhari Ibrahim and Daniel Itodo is a delight to watch for his versatility.

“Plateau United player of the month award was initiated by Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu in October last shortly after assuming leadership of the team as Technical Adviser in order to create healthy competition for places in the team,” reads the statement.

On his part, Opara dedicated the award to God and his teammates for their support as he said he didn’t do it alone.