The second edition of the NFF-AITEO Football Awards,
which inaugural edition held on 19th February 2018 at the Grand
Ballroom of the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island in Lagos, has now been
scheduled for 1st April 2019 at the same venue.
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick confirmed that this year’s
edition would be an even bigger occasion as the NFF and award sponsors AITEO
(incidentally also the sponsors of the annual CAF African Football Awards) have
perfected arrangements to expand the guest-list, guarantee greater radiance and
panache and honour more legends of the Nigeria game on the night.
Thenff.com learnt from other sources that CAF
President Ahmad, FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, members of the CAF
Emergency Committee, an array of prominent political heavyweights and
galvanizers in Nigeria, oaks of Corporate Nigeria, renowned administrators past
and present, football legends and today’s superstars, foremost figures in the
entertainment industry and media owners and chieftains would be among the
invitees to the big event.
Last year’s inaugural edition wowed the football
world with huge entertainment, with Governors Akinwunmi Ambode and Ifeanyi
Okowa of Lagos and Delta States respectively, joining FIFA President Gianni
Infantino, CAF President Ahmad, FIFA General Secretary Fatma Samoura, several prominent
political figures, football legends and stars of today, giants of entertainment
and media owners at the Eko Hotel and Suites for the occasion.
It also marked the first time that the nation’s
football –governing body was organizing an Awards ceremony to reward and
inspire the major actors and actresses in the Nigerian Football space.
Gongs were presented to winners
in Player of the Year (men), Player of the Year (women), Coach of the Year
(men), Coach of the Year (women), Young Player of the Year (men), Young Player
of the Year (women), Team of the Season, Fairplay Award, Goal of the Season,
Fans of the Season, NFF Development Award and Platinum Award categories. Also,
there was a special recognition of a ‘Legends Eleven,’ a squad of outstanding
former Nigeria international players. Recognition was also accorded the first
Nigerian football team to achieve glory – the Green Eagles squad that won the
football gold at the 2nd All-Africa Games that Nigeria hosted in
1973.
AITEO’s Deputy Managing Director
Francis Peters, said at the occasion: “The amazing power of football to
heal wounds, enrich the gifted and entertain the majority is the reason why
AITEO, Africa’s leading energy solution company, is investing in the game. We
remain grateful to the Nigeria Football Federation for giving us the
opportunity to begin charity at home. We also praise the leadership of the
Confederation of African Football for providing us with the platform to be part
of the continental terrain.
“AITEO is an organization that is committed to the
vision of every African realizing his potential, whether they be in football or
some other profession, and our operating business principle revolves round
encouraging and empowering the teeming youth population of this country, and of
this continent, to take their destiny in their own hands and aim for the very
top.”
WINNERS
AT 1ST NFF-AITEO FOOTBALL AWARDS
Player
of the Year (Men): Victor Moses
Player
of the Year (Women): Asisat Oshoala
Young
Player of the Year (Women): Rasheedat Ajibade
Young
Player of the Year (Men): Ikouwem Udoh
Fair
Play Award: Remo Stars FC
Fans
of the Season: El-Kanemi Warriors
FC Fans
Coach
of the Year (Women): Ann Chiejine
Coach
of the Year (Men): Kennedy Boboye
Goal
of the Year: Sikiru Olatubosun
(MFM FC)
Team
of the Season: Plateau United FC
NFF
Development Award: Channels Television
(Channels Kids’ Cup)
Legends
Eleven: Ann Chiejine, Austin Eguavoen,
Felix Owolabi, Nwankwo Kanu, Christian Chukwu, Uche Okechukwu, Segun Odegbami,
Mercy Akide-Udoh, Thompson Usiyen, Augustine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, Adokiye
Amiesimaka
Special
Recognition: Nigeria’s 1973
All-Africa Games Gold Medallists
Platinum
Award: Gianni Infantino
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