# 2022–23 Enyimba F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was Enyimba's 47th season in the Nigerian football league system. In addition to the league, the club also competed in the Nigeria Federation Cup.

## First-team squad

| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | John Noble | GK | (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31) | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Olorunleke Ojo | GK | (1995-08-17) 17 August 1995 (age 29) | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Sabirou Bassa-Djeri | GK | (1987-06-17) 17 June 1987 (age 37) | 6 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Yakubu Bilal | RB | (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31) | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Ini Edem | LB | (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21) | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | Pascal Eze | CB | (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27) | 17 | 0 |
| 23 | Adeleke Adekunle | CB | (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Chigozie Chilekwu | LB | (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Somiari Alalibo | CB | (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 23) | 11 | 0 |
| 26 | Chikamso Okechukwu | CB | | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Imoh Obot | LB | (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 22) | 15 | 0 |
| 33 | Unwana Asuquo | RB | (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 23) | 11 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 22 | Ikenna Cooper | AM | (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31) | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Eze Ekwutoziam | DM | | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Elijah Akanni | AM | (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 23) | 10 | 2 |
| 14 | Abdullahi Fatai | AM | (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26) | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | Philip Ozor | CM | (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25) | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Ikenna Cooper | AM | | 14 | 2 |
| 28 | James Oronsaye | CM | | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Tijani Kabiru | CM | (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22) | 9 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Nonso Nzediegwu | RW | | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Chukwuemeka Obioma | ST | (1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 26) | 19 | 16 |
| 11 | Chijioke Akuneto | LW | (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 27) | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Sadiq Abubakar | ST | (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 27) | 17 | 2 |
| 15 | Chijioke Mbaoma | ST | (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21) | 14 | 5 |
| 20 | Ademola Adebambo | ST | (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 25) | 5 | 1 |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Nigeria Professional Football League | 14 January 2023 | 21 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | Third | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 050.00 |
| FA Cup | 10 May 2023 | 10 May 2023 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 047.37 |
Source: Flashcore

### Nigeria Professional Football League
#### Regular season
##### Group A
###### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Bendel Insurance | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 34 | Qualification to Championship round |
| 2 | Remo Stars | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 33 | Qualification to Championship round |
| 3 | Enyimba | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 32 | Qualification to Championship round |
| 4 | Akwa United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 32 | |
| 5 | Plateau United | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 26 | |

#### Matches

On 28 December 2022, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

#### Championship round

The Championship round, also known as the super six playoffs, was held between 3–11 June at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | ENY | REM | RIV | SUN | BEN | LOB |
| 1 | Enyimba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Champions League | — | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 2 | Remo Stars | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | Champions League | 2–2 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Rivers United | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | CAF CC | — | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | — |
| 4 | Sunshine Stars | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Bendel Insurance | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 |
| 6 | Lobi Stars | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | — |