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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Remo Stars and Doma United each have two players nominated for the Nigeria Premier Football League Player of the Month award for November.<\/p>\n

The players are Sikiru Alimi and Ismaila Sodiq (Remo Stars) and Kingdom Osayi and Andrew Majalisa (Doma United).<\/p>\n

Alimi is currently the NPFL top scorer with eight goals, while Ismail currently tops the assists chart.<\/p>\n

Both players helped Remo Stars maintain their push for their first league title.<\/p>\n

Doma United goalkeeper Osayi and midfielder Majalisa have continued to show their quality in the Savannah Tigers\u2019 impressive run of form.<\/p>\n

Osayi didn\u2019t concede a goal in Doma United\u2019s six games in November, as he currently tops the goalkeeper\u2019s clean sheet chart with nine.<\/p>\n

Majalisa netted twice for Doma United in the month.<\/p>\n

Other players shortlisted for the award are Bendel Insurance\u2019s Amas Obasogie and Lobi Stars\u2019 Samuel Tiza.<\/p>\n

Bayelsa United\u2019s Robert Mizo won the award last month.<\/p>\n

The winner for the November edition will be announced next week.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Remo Stars and Doma United each have two players nominated for the Nigeria Premier Football League Player of the Month award for November. The players are Sikiru Alimi and Ismaila Sodiq (Remo Stars) and Kingdom Osayi and Andrew Majalisa (Doma United). 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