Alimi, Mizo Are NPFL’s Top Shots for Golden Boot

Remo Stars Sikiru Alimi and Robert Christian Mizode of Bayelsa United are joint top scorers with nine goals each in the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season.

Mizo as he is popularly called by Bayelsa United fans, narrowly missed out on the golden boot last season to Enyimba’s Emeka Mbaoma.

But the story is changing this season for the Bayelsa United top scorer with a total 108 of the 110 fixtures already played.

In other stats released by the NPFL Competitions Department, 79 wins have been recorded with 73 registered by home sides while six wins were on the road and 29 draws.

The season has so far recorded a total of 215 goals, an average of over 2 goals per match. Of the lot, 151 goals were scored by the home teams and 64 by the traveling teams.

Referees have awarded a total of 16 penalties while 12 were scored, the rest four were missed. 

There have been seven own goals out of the 215 scored.

In the course of the 108 fixtures, a total of 407 cautions have been issued by Referees with 11 players expelled from games.

After Match-day 11 games during which Rivers United missed two due to international club competition fixtures, Remo Stars lead on the log with 22 points, 17 goals for and nine against to have a plus eight goals surplus. 

The Ikenne side have equally proven to be the most prolific, banging in 17 goals. 

With just five goals conceded so far, Doma United and Bendel Insurance parade the best defensive walls. On the other hand, Bayelsa United have the worst defence, shipping in 20 goals.