Hat-trick: Akwa United Coach Paul Offor Wins NNL Best Coach Award for Three Consecutive Months
Akwa United Head Coach, Paul Offor, has been named the Nigeria National League (NNL) Best Coach for three consecutive months, winning the award for December 2025, January 2026 and February 2026.
The NNL announced the winners of the Prostar/Sportlight Hub Monthly Awards, which recognise outstanding performances by players, coaches, teams and referees across the league.
Under Offor’s leadership, Akwa United currently top NNL Conference B with 25 points from 13 matches, reflecting the team’s strong form this season.
In December 2025, Offor was named Best Coach, while Daniel Gothom of Akwa United won Goal of the Month. Other winners included Ajibola Joel (Stormers FC) as Highest Goal Scorer, Emmanuel S. Daniel (Ranchers Bees FC) as Best Goalkeeper, Yaro Zakari (Yobe Desert Stars FC) as MVP, Akporogene Ajigeye (Delta State Referees Council) as Best Referee, and Kada Warriors FC as Best Behaved Team.
In January 2026, Offor retained the Best Coach award. Tony Ayang (Rovers FC) was Highest Goal Scorer, Aloysius Thankgod (Akwa United) won Best Goalkeeper, Victor Samuel (Sporting Lagos FC) was MVP, Babarinde Taofeek (Gateway FC) won Goal of the Month, Eke Henry N. (Imo Referees Council) was Best Referee, and Rovers FC were Best Behaved Team.
In February 2026, Offor completed the three-month run by winning Best Coach again. The other winners were Innocent Idi (City FC) as Highest Goal Scorer, Alo Chukwu Pascal (Abakaliki FC) as Best Goalkeeper, Obisesan Sodiq (Osun United FC) as MVP, Jaffar Ojo (Smart City FC) as Goal of the Month, Mudashir Shehu (Kaduna State Referee Council) as Best Referee, and Lobi Stars FC as Best Behaved Team.
The awards ceremony will hold on March 30, 2026.
