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Super Eagles goalkeeper Okoye named Sparta Rotterdam's Player of the Season

The 21-year-old has been honoured for his impressive debut campaign in the Dutch top-flight and his remarkable performances for the Castle Lords

Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has been named Sparta Rotterdam's Player of the Season for the 2020-21 campaign.

Okoye helped the Rotterdam outfit finish eighth in the Dutch Eredivisie last season with his eye-catching performances between the sticks.

After moving from German Bundesliga club Fortuna Dusseldorf on a permanent deal last July, the Super Eagles shot-stopper went on to make himself the preferred no. 1 - displacing Dutch duo Tim Coremans and Michael Fabrie.

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He initially played for Sparta Rotterdam's youth team between September and October, before he made his Eredivisie debut in a 4-1 defeat to Heerenveen on November 1.