David Accam wins MVP and Golden Boot at Chicago Fire awards

Ghana winger David Accam has been named Chicago Fire’s Most Valuable Player and Golden Boot winner at the club’s annual team awards which took place last Monday.

David Accam made a consecutive sweep of the awards for the second year running, after he won the same awards last year scoring ten goals and providing two assists in 23 matches.

In 24 league matches this season, Accam scored nine goals and tallied five assists. Accam had the 80th minute game winner over the New England Revolution on October 16.

The Ghanaian international also scored in all of the Fire’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches, including a brace in the Fire’s 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in the Round of 16 on June 28.

Accam’s team-high 14 goals across all competitions netted him the team’s Golden Boot for the second year.

His teammate and defender Johan Kappelhof also won the Defensive Player of the Year. In his first season with the Fire, Kappelhof has been named Defensive Player of the Year.

Tied with Jonathan Campbell for a team-high 33 league appearances, Kappelhof made 85 clearances, 17 blocks and 113 interceptions during his first MLS campaign.

The Dutch defender additionally appeared in all four of the Fire’s Open Cup matches as the side reached the semifinal round.

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