Veteran Kano
Pillars midefielder, Rabiu Ali has clinched the Match Day 26 VAT Wonder Goal,
beaten off competition from Tchato Giscard of Mountain of Fire and Miracles
Ministries (MFM) FC. Abia Warriors’ Yakub Hammed finished a distant third in
the online polling conducted on the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL)
website and twitter handle.
Of the total
of 196 voters on the NPFL twitter account, @LMCNPFL , 101 endorsed the goal Ali
scored away from home in Ilorin against Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC in a
1-1 draw while another 53 voted Tchato Giscard’s volley against Sunshine Stars
at the Agege Stadium in MFM 2-1 defeat of the Akure Gunners. Abia Warriors
Yakub secured the remaining 42 votes.
58 fans who
voted on the NPFL website, www.npfl.ng
preferred Tchato, 49 for Ali and just 3 for Yakub. The Kano Pillars ace
thus secured a total of 150 votes while Tchato picked 111 and Yakub 45.
Niyi
Oyeleke, General Manager, Production at Supersports said each of the players
nominated deserved the award adding that, “however, being a competition in
which fans choose their preferred goal, one person is bound to win and Ali is
hugely deserving of this award”.
Ali becomes
the 7th VAT Wonder Goal Award winner following Ayo Saka of Rivers United, Ubong
Friday of Akwa United and Salefu Ochowechi of Remo Stars. The other are Seka
Pasachal of FC IfeanyiUbah, Ahmed Usman of Wikki Tourists and Shedrack Asiegbu
of Abia Warriors.
Winners
receive a cash reward of N150, 000 half of which is donated to a Charity of his
choice located within the state where the club is based. Ali is expected to be
presented his award at a ceremony to hold before the start of their Match Day
29 fixture against Rangers International at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano
this Sunday.
The VAT
Wonder Goal is a Social Investment initiative of the League Management Company
(LMC) to promote clubs and community engagement and supported by the Federal
Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) to promote tax education amongst the football
community.
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