The 2024–2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season saw Anas Yusuf of Nasarawa United emerge as the top scorer with an incredible 18 goals, earning him the Eunisell Boot Award.
In accordance with the award’s reward system, which is ₦200,000 per goal, Anas Yusuf will earn a cash prize of ₦3.6 million at the award ceremony on Friday at the Radisson Blu Hotel, GRA Ikeja, Lagos.
In addition to receiving national recognition for his outstanding performances this season, Yusuf became the second player from Nasarawa United to earn the top scorer honor, after Sunusi Ibrahim in 2019.
Yusuf has received praise from both fans and experts for his clinical finishing and consistency, which were important in his team’s success and in boosting the NPFL’s level of competition.
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In the recently finished NPFL season, Yusuf’s efforts enabled Nasarawa United finish in 12th place with 14 victories, 10 draws, and 14 losses. With 52 points at the end of the season, they were seven points off of fourth place.
The league’s top scorers, such as Junior Lokosa (2018, Kano Pillars), Sunusi Ibrahim and Mfon Udoh (2019, Nasarawa United and Enyimba), Israel Abia (2020, Rangers), and Chijioke Akuneto (2022, Rivers United), have been honored with the Eunisell Boot since its establishment in 2018.
