Just In: Akwaboah Beatrice Wins Northern Ladies Fans Player of the Month of January Award.
The fans of Northern Ladies Fc have always been thinking of putting mechanisms in place to help make the club a formidable one. One of those is the introduction of Fans Player of the Month Award dabbed ‘Northern Ladies Fans Player of the Month Award’.
Akwaboah Beatrice, 15 won the maiden edition of the fans Player of the Month award which was for the Month of January, 2021.
Four players were nominated ; namely, Jafar Rahama, Seidu Faiza, Korankye Gladys and Akwaboah Beatrice. The fans took to their social media handles and voted. A total of 35 fans voted, out of it Akwaboah Beatrice pulled 24 votes, Korankye Gladys had 1 vote, Jafar Rahama and Seidu Faiza had 5 votes each.
Akowboah Beatrice has been in fantastic form for Northern Ladies Fc since the start of the 2021 season, winning NASCO Player of the Match award on Match Day 1 against Ashtown Ladies in Kumasi.
She plays as a Wing Back, a Center Back and as a Defensive Midfielder. In the match against Ashtown Ladies, Akwaboah Beatrice started as a right back but ended the match in midfield when Yakubu Adamu was stretched off as a result of an injury.
In the match against Kumasi Sports Academy Ladies, the young chap again started as a right back but found herself in the midfield when the captain of Northern Ladies, Doris Afafa was injured.
The fans got much excited when they saw the young girl displayed a 5 star performance in the Tamale derby, Northern Ladies Vrs Pearlpia Ladies on 5th February, 2021. Coach Basiru-Deen started Akwaboah Beatrice in the right back position but for a tactical reason, she was brought to the midfield area where she impressed everyone in the stadium. She was able to battle it out against the experience players from the opponents side such as Abdul Rahaman Samira, Alhassan Basira and Zubeiru Hikma in the midfield, preventing them from dominating the midfield.
A trophy, medal and a cash prize were presented to her on Friday, 12th February, 2021 at the club’s training grounds, Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium Annex 2.
The next player of the month award will be announced on 12th March, 2021.
By : MUMUNI ABDUL-MUMIN, sportsmrnews.com.