The Watford forward received his award
souvenir during the week and thanked the fans
who chose him while promising to keep
working hard Watford forward Odion Ighalo has won the
2015 Goal Nigeria Player of the Year award after seeing off keen competition from Portland
Timbers’ Fanendo Adi.
The 26-year-old follows in the footsteps of his
illustrious compatriots who have won the
prestigious award: John Obi Mikel (2012 &
2013) and Vincent Enyeama (2014). Ighalo took 30.5 per cent of the votes ahead of
Adi whose 28.6 per cent made this the most
keenly contested Goal Nigeria Player of the Year
award since inception as the field was widened
from five to 10 contestants for the first time.
The Watford striker was presented with his
award in England during the week and he
appreciated the fans for believing in him. “First, I thank God for the great achievement
and all that and I’m very happy to have won the
Goal Nigeria Player of the Year award. It’s a
great achievement for me in my career and my
life,” Ighalo said.
“Thanks to my family, thanks to all those who
made it possible, my team-mates, my coaches
and all the people who gave me the
opportunity to grow as a player and most
especially those who made this award at Goal
and the fans that chose me to be the winner of the award. “I thank every one of them and I think this is
the sign of a good thing and it’s giving me
motivation to work hard, to keep doing my best
and make sure I win more.”
Ighalo had a breakthrough 2015 where he
scored 30 goals in 75 appearances for Watford
who gained promotion to the Premier League,
the highest in English league football. He also made his senior Nigeria debut and
scored a penalty in a 2-0 defeat of Chad in
Kaduna. Voting took place throughout December on the
Goal Nigeria website.
How The Fans Voted (%)1. 30.5 - Odion Ighalo (Watford)
2. 28.6 - Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers)
3. 10.8 – Victor Osimhen (Ultimate Strikers
Academy/Nigeria U17)
4. 8.2 – Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders)
5. 7.5 – Anthony Ujah (Werder Bremen)
6. 4.9 – Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow)
7. 2.8 – Moses Simon (Gent)
8. 2.7 – Gbolahan Salami (Warri Wolves)
9. 1.8 – Chinedu Udoji (Enyimba)
10. 1.7 - Tunde Adeniji (Sunshine Stars)
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