{"id":7360,"date":"2026-09-09T14:21:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facascout.org\/web\/2026\/09\/09\/samuel-achibong-pushes-misgivings-aside-after-missing-mvp-top-scorer-awards-during-league-championship\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:21:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:21:40","slug":"samuel-achibong-pushes-misgivings-aside-after-missing-mvp-top-scorer-awards-during-league-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facascout.org\/web\/2026\/09\/09\/samuel-achibong-pushes-misgivings-aside-after-missing-mvp-top-scorer-awards-during-league-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Samuel Achibong Pushes Misgivings Aside After Missing MVP, Top Scorer Awards During League Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM.jpeg\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript lzl=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM-640x480.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM-180x135.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM-238x178.jpeg 238w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM-681x511.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-09-at-8.29.04-AM.jpeg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Samuel Achibong\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Seamoriow Football Academy of Ikotun striker, Samuel Achibong (aka Alvarez) has pushed aside any suggestion of misgivings on his part for not getting the most valuable player and highest goal scorer awards at a championship organised by the owner of his team.<\/p>\n<p>Sports247 reports that this is in contrast with the view of many fans at the arena in the Islamic area of Ikotun, Lagos, where Achibong struck a splendid hat-trick in the final of the 5th Seamoriow U15 League Championship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/gods-miracle-brought-me-into-coaching-kids-at-ijeshatedo-market-lateef-gafaru-reveals\/\">God\u2019s Miracle Brought Me Into Coaching Kids At Ijeshatedo Market, Lateef Gafaru Reveals | Sports247 Nigeria<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The three goals drew him level with Quyum Olarewaju of Super Accurate Football Academy of Ikotun, who got the award because he played fewer matches, having been knocked out in the quarterfinals by Pumah FA of Akowonjo.<\/p>\n<p>While Achibong could have won the MVP award with his hat trick in the final, the competition\u2019s technical committee preferred his team\u2019s goalkeeper, Monday Austin Peter, who had earlier won two man of the match awards in their previous fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the dark-skinned lanky lad from Uyo will not allow the situation to becloud his vision, as he told Sports247 that he is already thinking of how to achieve bigger things for the academy and himself in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Achibong retorted, \u201cAll I\u2019m thinking about is to keep training hard and preparing for greater opportunities ahead.<br \/>\u201cAlthough many people call me Alvarez, I actually prefer playing like Victor Osimhen, and I want to play for the Super Eagles when I get older.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/samuel-achibong-pushes-misgivings-aside-after-missing-mvp-top-scorer-awards-during-league-championship\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seamoriow Football Academy of Ikotun striker, Samuel Achibong (aka Alvarez) has pushed aside any suggestion of misgivings on his part for not getting the most valuable player and highest goal scorer awards at a championship organised by the owner of his team. 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