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Enyeama, Ikeme Shorlisted for Pitch Award

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The usual suspects, Vincent Enyeama, Mikel Obi and Carl Ikeme among others have been shortlisted in their respective categories for the Nigeria Pitch Award which enters its fifth edition.

The awards jointly organized by Matchmakers Consult International and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is slated to hold in Uyo at the weekend of Nigeria versus South Africa match for the qualification for 2019 Africa Cup of Nation.

The nomination was through voting process and was coordinated by SIAP Partners Limited. According to a press release by SIAO, voting was done by Nigerian sport editors across the 36 states of the federation between the 5th and 23rd April 2017 on Nigeria Pitch Awards website.

The votes were collated and verified by a team of auditors from which the names of top three nominees in each category.

The nominees in no particular order are:

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GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR

Vincent Enyeama

Carl Ikeme

Ikechukwu Ezenwa

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DEFENDER OF THE YEAR

Leon Balogun

Kenneth Omeru.

William Troost-Ekong

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MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR

John Mikel Obi

Etebo Oghenekaro

Wilfred Ndidi

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STRIKER OF THE YEAR

Chisom Egbuchulam

Godwin Obaje

Kelechi Iheanacho

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MVP (MEN) IN THE NPFL
Godwin Obaje

Stephen Odey

Chisom Eguchulam

 

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MVP (WOMEN) IN THE NWPL

Osinachi Ohale

Rafiat Sule

Chioma Wogu

 

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QUEEN OF THE PITCH

Desire Oparanozie

Onome Ebi

Asisat Oshoala

 

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KING OF THE PITCH

Victor Moses

John Obi Mikel

Kelechi Iheanacho

 

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SAM OKWARAJI AWARD

Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah

Samson Siasia

John Mikel Obi

 

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CLUB/TEAM OF THE YEAR

Super Falcons

Dream Team

Enugu Rangers

 

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COACH OF THE YEAR

Florence Omagbemi

Gernot Rohr

Imama Amapakapabo

 

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REFEREE OF THE YEAR

Adebimpe Quadri

Jelili Ogunmuyiwa

Ferdinard Udoh

 

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STATE WITH THE BEST GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Delta

Lagos

Akwa Ibom

 

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FOOTBALL FRIENDLY GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR

Nyesom Wike – Rivers State

Udom Emmanuel-  Akwa Ibom State

Akinwunmi Ambode – Lagos State
FOOTBALL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR –        RADIO

Bimbo Adeola

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Olawale Adigun

Arafat Aliu

 

FOOTBALL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR –        PRINT

Tobi Emmanuel

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Tana Aiyejina

Ade Ojeikere

 

FOOTBALL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR – TV

Mozez Praiz

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Austin Okon-Apkan

Toyin Ibitioye

 

 

 

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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