Nigeria duo of David Okereke and Emmanuel Dennis Bonaventure have lost the Club Brugge Player of the 2019/2020 season award to Angolan defender, Clinton Mata, OwngoalNigeria reports.
The Nigerians were in the running to clinch the prize having both contributed to the club’s march to a 16th Belgian league title upon the cancellation of the Belgian Jupiler.
Super Eagles forward, Bonaventure made a total of 33 appearances in all competitions, starting 27 times. He scored nine goals and bagged two assists also. Playing six games in the UEFA Champions League, he famously scored a brace at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu against Real Madrid.
Compatriot, David Okereke made a total of 33 season appearances, starting 20 times. He scored 11 goals, registering two assists. He score 9 goals in the league with a further two coming in the Cup.
Player of the year winner, Clinton Mata made a total of 39 appearances for the Blue and Blacks, scoring 3 times and registering 3 assists. The defender started 24 out of 25 league games, while also starting 4 games and 2 games in the Champions League and Europa League respectively. He had a brilliant season at the back for Brugge as he amassed 34.94% of the total votes.
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