Peterborough United star wins League One Player-of-the-Month prize and his manager is delighted
Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson is delighted his in-form striker Kwame Poku has won the League One ‘Player-of-the-Month’ prize for September.
Versatile forward Poku scored in three successive games in the month against Lincoln City, Bristol Rovers and Leyton Orient. The 23 year-old is currently League One’s joint top scorer with six goals.
Poku’s rivals for the award were Leyton Orient midfielder Ethan Galbraith, Wigan Athletic centre-back Will Aimson and Birmingham City midfielder Tomoki Iwata.
Ferguson said: “I’m delighted for Kwame. He’s been out standout player this season and for a winger to be the joint-top scorer in the division is a tremendous effort. Kwame has taken on more responsibility this season. He’s become more vocal and more mature. He is a quiet lad, but when he does speak he usually makes good sense.”
The judging panel for the Sky Bet Player of the Month comprises Sky Sports’ EFL ‘expert’ Don Goodman, EFL Chief Executive Trevor Birch and Sky Bet EFL trader Ivor Davies.
The League One manager of the month winner for September was Steve Brice of Blackpool. He beat Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers), Nigel Clough (Mansfield Town) and Chris Davies (Birmingham City).
Posh striker Ricky-Jade Jones was the September winner of the WM Legal ‘Player-of-the-Month’ prize and received his award last Saturday.
Jones scored three times during the month including the opener at Birmingham City. He also scored against Bristol Rovers in League One and Gillingham in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
The award is voted for online by Posh fans.
Striker Bradley Ihionvien also won an online fans’ vote to win the ‘Goal-of- the-Month’ prize for September.
Ihionvien marked his Posh debut as a substitute with a stunning long-range strike in the 2-1 Bristol Street Motors win at Gillingham.