League Bloggers Awards

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League Bloggers Award
Sport Association football
CompetitionAll levels of Nigerian football
Country Nigeria
Presented byLeague Bloggers Awards
History
First award2012
First winner Flag of Nigeria.svg Reuben Gabriel
Most wins Flag of Nigeria.svg Mfon Udoh
(2 awards)
Most recent Flag of Nigeria.svg Chijioke Mbaoma
Website thelbawards.wordpress.com

The League Bloggers Awards (also called LBA), is an independent initiative conceived to celebrate players, coaches and administrators in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Nigeria Women Football League and Nigeria National League. Formerly called Naija Premier League Online Award, it started in 2009 and was rebranded to become League Bloggers Awards in 2012. Awards (Player Of The Month & Coach Of The Month) were initially on a monthly basis from 2009 before the first End Of Season Award kicked off in 2012. The end-of-season awards ceremony wasn't held in 2015, 2018, 2020 & 2021 for various reasons.

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History

Founded in 2009 by Ojeikere Aikhoje and George Akpayen as the Naija Premier League Online Awards when both men met during the Super 4 Pre-Season Tournament, in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The awards were initially on a monthly basis before becoming a seasonal event in 2012 when it was rebranded as the League Bloggers Awards (LBA). Reuben Gabriel was the first [1] winner of the Player Of The Season Award. The awards ceremony have held in Lagos every year since 2012, except in 2018 when the League was suspended and in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Main categories

SeasonPlayer of the SeasonRookie of the SeasonCoach of the SeasonClub of the SeasonTop ScorerWomen Player of the SeasonNNL Player of the Season
2012 Flag of Nigeria.svg Reuben Gabriel [2] [3] (Kano Pillars) Flag of Nigeria.svg Andrew Abalogu (ABS F.C.) Flag of Nigeria.svg Dominic Iorfa (Lobi Stars) Flag of Nigeria.svg Kano Pillars Flag of Nigeria.svg Sibi Gwar (Niger Tornadoes)
2013 [4] Flag of Nigeria.svg Rabiu Ali [5] (Kano Pillars) Flag of Nigeria.svg Oghenekaro Etebo (Warri Wolves) Flag of Nigeria.svg Mohammed Babagananu (Kano Pillars) Flag of Nigeria.svg Kano Pillars Flag of Nigeria.svg Victor Namo (Nasarawa United)
2014 [6] Flag of Nigeria.svg Mfon Udoh [6] (|Enyimba FC) Flag of Nigeria.svg Chisom Chikatara (Abia Warriors) Flag of Nigeria.svg Okey Emordi (Kano Pillars) Flag of Nigeria.svg Kano Pillars Flag of Nigeria.svg Mfon Udoh (|Enyimba FC)
2015 Flag of Nigeria.svg Gbolahan Salami (Warri Wolves)
2016 Flag of Nigeria.svg Chisom Egbuchulam (Rangers International) Flag of Nigeria.svg Imama Amapakabo (Rangers International) Flag of Nigeria.svg Rangers International Flag of Nigeria.svg Godwin Obaje (Wikki Tourists)
2017 [7] Flag of Nigeria.svg Anthony Okpotu [8] (Lobi Stars) Flag of Nigeria.svg Peter Eneji (Plateau United) Flag of Nigeria.svg Kennedy Boboye (Akwa United) Flag of Nigeria.svg Plateau United Flag of Nigeria.svg Anthony Okpotu [9] (Lobi Stars) Flag of Nigeria.svg Rasheedat Ajibade (FC Robo) Flag of Nigeria.svg Michael Ohanu (Kwara United)
2018 Flag of Nigeria.svg Junior Lokosa (Kano Pillars)
2019 Flag of Nigeria.svg Mfon Udoh (|Enyimba FC) Flag of Nigeria.svg Usman Abd'Allah (Enyimba) Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba Football Club Flag of Nigeria.svg Mfon Udoh (Enyimba Football Club)

Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunusi Ibrahim (Nasarawa United)

2019-20 Flag of Nigeria.svg Israel Abia (Rangers International)
2020-21 Flag of Nigeria.svg Silas Nwankwo (|Nasarawa United) Flag of Nigeria.svg Kennedy Boboye (Akwa United) Flag of Nigeria.svg Akwa United Flag of Nigeria.svg Charles Atshimene (Akwa United)

Flag of Nigeria.svg Silas Nwankwo (Nasarawa United)

2021-22 Flag of Nigeria.svg Chijioke Akuneto (Rivers United) Flag of Nigeria.svg Stanley Eguma (Rivers United) Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers United Flag of Nigeria.svg Chijioke Akuneto (Rivers United)
2022-23 [10] [11] Flag of Nigeria.svg Chukwuemeka Obioma (Enyimba Football Club) Flag of Nigeria.svg Robert Mizo (Bayelsa United) Flag of Nigeria.svg Daniel Ogunmodede (Remo Stars) Flag of Nigeria.svg Remo Stars [12] Flag of Nigeria.svg Chukwuemeka Obioma (Enyimba Football Club)
2023-24 [13] Flag of Nigeria.svg Chijioke Mbaoma [14] (Enyimba FC) Flag of Nigeria.svg Suleiman Sani [15] (Akwa United) Flag of Nigeria.svg Fidelis Ilechukwu [16] (Rangers International) Flag of Nigeria.svg Rangers International Flag of Nigeria.svg Chijioke Mbaoma (|Enyimba FC) Flag of Nigeria.svg Emem Essien (Edo Queens) Flag of Nigeria.svg Kparobo Arierhi [17] (Beyond Limits F.A.)
2024-25

Sponsorship

In 2014, Betting brand, 1960BET [18] sponsored the awards and presented a brand new car to the Player of the Season, Mfon Udoh [19] Football engagement platform, 54footballx, initially signed a two-year deal with the LBA in 2024 as Sponsor.

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