| Club: | Akwa United |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Manager: | Ayodeji Ayeni[1] |
| League: | Nigeria Professional Football League |
| League Result: | 4th (in Group A) |
| Cup1: | Nigeria FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 32 |
| League Topscorer: | Cyril Olisema (6)[2] |
| Season Topscorer: | Cyril Olisema (6) |
| Largest Win: | 3–0 (vs. Nasarawa United (A), 22 January 2023, NPFL)[3] |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 season was Akwa United's 27th season in the Nigerian football league system and their 14th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of Nigerian football.
During the season, Akwa United participated in the Nigeria Professional Football League and the Nigeria Federation Cup.
They began their Nigeria Professional Football League campaign with a shock home loss against Bendel Insurance.[4] The Uyo club went into the final day of the regular season with a chance to secure a championship play-off place. They earned a 1-0 win at Gombe United, but it wasn't enough to seal qualification for the play-off as results elsewhere did not go their way.[5]
They entered the Nigeria Federation Cup in the Round of 62, where they defeated Wikki Tourists through a goal from Liman Ahmadu.[6] Their hopes of winning the Cup ended after they lost to Nigeria National League side EFCC in the Round of 32.[7]
As of 21 May 2023[8]
| No. | Name | Position | Nationality (flag) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Godgift Elkanah |  | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 |  | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Uche Okafor | | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | James Ajako | | 18 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Wisdom Ndon | | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Anthony Anioke | | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Abbey Benson | | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 | | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 21 | David Philip | | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 | Boluwaji Sholumade | | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 | Taiye Muritala | | 13 | 2 | |||||||||
| 29 | Abdulasam Saeed | | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 31 | Pascal Onunze | | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Osimaga Duke | | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 11 | Azeez Olamilekan | | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| 14 | Cyril Olisema | | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
| 15 | Salomon Chigoziem | | 14 | 0 | |||||||||
| 27 | Ubong Essien | | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 | Ebetomame Oghenetega | | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 36 | Onyekachi Nwaiwu | | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | | 16 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Moses Effiong | | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 | Valentine Obilor | | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 | Wisdom Fernando | | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 | | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Ifeanyi Ogba | | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 | Uche Collins | | 17 | 4 | |||||||||
| 22 | Kehinde Olajuyin | | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 22 | Emmanuel Ugwuka | | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 26 | Ikechukwu Nwani | | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 32 | Liman Ahmadu | | 9 | 1 | |||||||||
See main article: 2022–23 Nigeria Professional Football League.
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On 28 December 2022, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[9]