Two Nigerian champion
teams, World Cup -winning Coach Emmanuel Amuneke, and star players Azubuike
Okechukwu and Victor Osimhen are in line to be honoured at the Glo-Caf African
Football Awards on Thursday evening.
The annual showpiece,
which rewards African football players from across the world who had excelled in
the preceding year, will take place at the International Conference Centre,
Abuja from 7pm on Thursday.
Nigeria’s U-23 team,
which won the 2nd Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal last month,
in the process qualifying for this year’s Olympics football tournament in Rio
de Janeiro, is nominated in the category of ‘National Team of the Year,’
alongside Nigeria’s U-17 squad which successfully retained the FIFA U-17 World
Cup in Chile in November.
Azubuike Okechukwu, who
captained the Nigeria U-23 to glory in Senegal and was selected the Most
Valuable Player, is nominated for ‘Most Promising Talent’ alongside team-mate
Etebo Oghenekaro, who finished the tournament as top scorer.
Golden Eaglets’ Head
Coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, is listed for ‘Coach of the Year,’ while his players,
Kelechi Nwakali and Victor Osimhen are in consideration for ‘Youth Player of
the Year.’
Eaglets’ captain Nwakali
was named the Most Valuable Player of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, with Osimhen the
top scorer of all time with 10 goals.
Super Falcons’ defender
Ngozi Ebere is nominated for ‘Women Player of the Year.’
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