Harambee Starlets ace Esse Akida wins another league title in Greece
14th May 2024
Akida has now lifted 3 back-to-back league titles with PAOK FC.
- PAOK were declared champions after they thrashed rivals OFI FC 3-0
- They have picked up 68 points from 24 matches this season.
- Akida joined the Greek-based club in 2021 from Kenya Women’s Premier League club Thika Queens.
Kenyan forward Esse Mbeyu Akida has achieved an incredible
feat by winning a third consecutive Greek Women’s League title with PAOK FC.
PAOK were declared champions after they thrashed rivals OFI
FC 3-0 in a one-sided game played at the Dimotiko Gipedo Neoi Epivates Stadium
on Saturday evening.
The win took the club’s tally to 68 points, 12 more than the
second-placed OFI FC and ensured they defended the trophy with a few matches
remaining to the end of the season.
Reacting after being confirmed champions, Akida took to
social to express her excitement for laying her hands on the title once again.
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The St. Johns Kaloleni Girls Secondary School alumni posted
a picture on Facebook of her celebrating with teammates with a brief caption
that read “Champion again”.
The 31-year-old joined the club in the summer of 2021 from
the disbanded Kenya Women’s Premier League side Thika Queens.
She won her maiden league title that season, finding the
back of the net 17 times in the process, a performance that earned her a nomination
for the Women’s Professional Footballers Association (PSAPP) awards.
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Akida, who was part of the Harambee Starlets squad that made
history by qualifying for the first-ever Women’s African Cup of Nations (AWCON)
tournament in 2016, continued with her impressive performances during the
2022/2023 season, once again playing an instrumental role to help PAOK win the
title.
The skillful forward, who can also be deployed as a winger,
scored 12 goals that season and provided a number of assists.
Finally, with the 2023/2024 season reaching its penultimate stage, it is unclear whether Akida will play for PAOK next season since her contract is expected to expire in a few weeks.
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