Musa, Ighalo and Oshoala Shortlisted for Nigeria Pitch Awards

By Taiwo Ibrahim on April 26, 2019

Super Eagles duo of Ahmed Musa, Odion Ighalo and Super Falcons Star, Asisat Oshoala, have been nominated for the 2018/2019 Nigeria Pitch Awards in different categories. The Nominees were announced in a press conference at the prestigious IBIS Hotel on Thursday afternoon.

This is the sixth edition of the awards which has received rave reviews from footballers, sports journalists and other major stakeholders in the round leather game. The award has grown in leaps and bounds since the first edition took place in Calabar.

Odion Ighalo will battle it out with Ahmed Musa and Wilfred Ndidi for the King of the Pitch award. Francisca Ordega, Asisat Oshoala and Rasheedat Ajibade will slug it for the Queen of the Pitch award.

President of the Nigeria Pitch Awards Shina Phillips acknowledged the support of the sports journalists and other major stakeholders. “I have always mentioned at different platforms that we have enjoyed tremendous support from sport editors and journalists, you have been our first and longest serving partners,” he said.

Shina Phillips also reserved special praise for SIAO partners, an auditing firm with best international practice who are responsible for the collation of the result to ensure transparency and integrity. They have approached the responsibility of the collation of the result with all sense of professionalism, they have demonstrated their integrity in the accounting world.

Below is the full list of nominees for the Nigeria Pitch Awards for 2018/19 football season:

Goalkeeper of the Year

Ilechukwu Ezenwa (Katsina United)

Theophilus Afelokhai (Enyimba FC)

Francis Uzoho (Anorthosis Famagusta)

Defender of the Year

Leon Balogun (B&H Albion FC)

Williams Troost-Ekong (Udinese FC)

Kenneth Omeruo (Leganes FC)

Midfielder of the Year

Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City)

Alex Iwobi (Arsenal)

Oghenekaro Etebo (Stoke City)

Striker of the Year

Junior Lokosa (Kano Pillars)

Odion Ighalo (Shanghai Shenhua)

Ahmed Musa (Al-Nassr)

MVP (NPFL)

Godwin Aguda (Rangers)

Junior Lokosa (Kano Pillars)

Mfom Udoh (Akwa Utd)

MVP (NWFL)

Anam Imo (Nasarawa Utd)

Evelyn Nwabuoku (Rivers Angels)

Rasheedat Ajibade (FC Robo)

Queen of The Pitch

Asisat Oshoala (FC Barcelona)

Francisca Ordega (Shanghai Shengli)

Rasheedat Ajibade (Avaldsnes IL)

King of The Pitch

Odion Ighalo (Shanghai Shenhua)

Ahmed Musa (Al-Nassr)

Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City)

Coach of The Year

Thomas Dennerby (Super Falcons)

Gbenga Ogunbote (Rangers)

Solomon Ogbeide (Lobi Stars)

Club of The Year

Akwa Utd (Akwa Ibom)

Rangers (Enugu)

Lobi Stars (Makurdi)

National Team Of the year

Super Sand Eagles

Super Falcons

Super Eagles

Referee of the Year

Ogabor Joseph Odey

Adebimpe Quadri

Ferdinand Udoh

Sam Okwaraji Awards

Kunle Soname

Amaju Pinnick

Seyi Akinwunmi

State With The Best Grassroots Football Development Programme

Delta State

Rivers State

Lagos State

Football Friendly Governor of the Year

HE Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom)

HE Nyesom Wike (Rivers)

HE Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta)

Football Journalist of the Year (Print)

Tunde Liadi (The Nation)

Johnny Edwards (Complete Sports)

Tana Aiyejina (Punch)

Football Journalist of the Year (Radio)

George Essien (Comfort 95.1FM)

Tony Bekederemo (Brila FM)

Olawale Adigun (Top Radio)

Football Journalist of the year (TV)

Cecilia Omoregbe (Channels TV)

Mozez Praiz (SuperSport)

Austin Okon-Akpan (Channels TV)

Football Journalist of the year (Online)

Tobi Adepoju (naijafootballplus)

Kunle Solaja (sportsvillagesquare)

Samuel Ahmadu (goal.com )

•Photo shows Pitch Award organisers during the press conference

Source Daily Sports

Posted April 26, 2019


 

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