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The nominees for the 4th
edition of the Nigeria Pitch Awards are now known, after SIAO Partners Limited,
the collating and verification firm, released the results to the Nigeria
Football Federation.
In a letter to the NFF
President dated 11th May, 2017, and signed by the Managing Partner, Pastor
Ituah Ighodalo, the auditing firm explained that the voting was done by Nigeria
sports editors/managers across the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT,
between 5th – 23rd April 2017.
“The votes were collated and
verified by our team of Auditors. We pride ourselves as one of the best
accounting and audit firms operating in Nigeria. We have approached this
collation process with extreme care and with the standard professional ethics
required to sustain the core values of transparency, credibility and integrity.
We therefore take professional responsibility for the integrity of the results
presented,” stated the letter from SIAO.
There are 18 categories in
all, with three nominees for each category. Three –time FIFA World Cup star
Vincent Enyeama tops the Goalkeeper of the Year category, while France –based
striker Desire Oparanozie leads two other Super Falcons in the race for Queen
of the Pitch, and NPFL Club, FC IfeanyiUbah owner, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah is
nominated for the Sam Okwaraji Award, alongside Super Eagles’ captain John
Mikel Obi and Nigeria’s 2016 Olympic Team Head Coach, Samson Siasia.
Akwa Ibom State Governor
Udom Emmanuel is nominated for Football Friendly Governor of the Year alongside
Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos and Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers, while Ferdinand
Aniete Udoh leads the Referee of the Year category that also has FIFA Beach
Soccer World Cup veteran Jelili Ogunmuyiwa and Adebimpe Quadri.
Ade Ojeikere, group sports
editor of The Nation newspapers is in the race for Football Journalist of the
Year (Print) while Mozez Praiz of SuperSport heads the race for Football
Journalist of the Year (TV).
The 4th Nigeria Pitch
Awards ceremony comes up in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State on Saturday, 10th
June 2017, hours after the Nigeria/South Africa 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
qualifying match of the same day.
The
nominees
Goalkeeper
of the Year: Vincent Enyeama; Carl Ikeme; Ikechukwu
Ezenwa
Defender
of the Year: Leon Balogun; Kenneth Omeruo; William
Ekong
Midfielder
of the Year: John Mikel Obi; Etebo Oghenekaro; Wilfred
Ndidi
Striker
of the Year: Chisom Egbuchulam; Godwin Obaje; Kelechi
Iheanacho
MVP
(Men) In The NPFL: Godwin Obaje; Stephen Odey; Chisom
Egbuchulam
MVP
(Women) In The NWPL: Osinachi Ohale; Rafiat Sule; Chioma Wogu
Queen
of the Pitch: Desire Oparanozie; Onome Ebi; Asisat
Oshoala
King
of the Pitch: Victor Moses; John Mikel Obi; Kelechi
Iheanacho
Sam
Okwaraji Award: Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah; Samson Siasia;
John Mikel Obi
Club/Team
of the Year: Super Falcons; Dream Team; Enugu Rangers
Coach
of the Year: Florence Omagbemi; Gernot Rohr; Imama
Amapakabo
Referee
of the Year: Adebimpe Quadri; Jelili Ogunmuyiwa;
Ferdinand Udoh
Corporate
Sponsor of the Year: Globacom Limited; SuperSport; Nigeria
Breweries PLC
State
with Best Grassroots Football Development Program:
Delta State; Lagos State; Akwa Ibom State
Football
Friendly Governor of the Year: Nyesom Wike (Rivers);
Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom); Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos)
Football
Journalist of the Year (Radio): Bimbo Adeola; Olawale
Adigun; Arafat Aliu
Football
Journalist of the Year (Print): Tobi Emmanuel; Tana
Aiyejina; Ade Ojeikere
Football
Journalist of the Year (TV): Mozez Praiz (SuperSport); Austin
Okon-Akpan (Channels TV); Toyin Ibitoye (Channels TV)
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