Adamu lauds nomination of Eagles players for CAF awards

By Daily Sports on October 18, 2016

A former Director-General of the defunct National Sports Commission, Dr. Amos Adamu, on Monday commended the nomination of some Super Eagles players for the 2016 African Player of the Year Awards.

Adamu told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos said that such nominations for the GLO-CAF AWARDs would encourage upcoming players, adding that it was well-deserved.

NAN reports that four of the England-based Super Eagles players — Mikel Obi of Chelsea, Ahmed Musa of Leicester City, Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City and Alex Iwobi of Arsenal football clubs were nominated.

The one-time President, Organising Committee for the 8th All-Africa Games, said: “It’s a good thing that they were selected; it will sort of encourage younger players to work hard too which is highly commendable.”

Adamu said: “Being nominated shows that you are doing enough to be recognised. Our players have been doing well, which is impressive.”

Since the inception of the award in 1992, Nigerian players have won the awards on four occasions.

Late Rashidi Yekini won the African Player of the Year award in 1993, followed by Emmanuel Amuneke in 1994.

Nwankwo Kanu won the award in 1996 and 1999, while Victor Ikpeba got it in 1997.

NAN reports that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon won the 2015 edition of the awards, while Yaya Toure of Cote d’ Ivoire won it four consecutive times from 20011 to 2014.

The award is sponsored by telecommunications giant, Globacom Limited and GLO-CAF Awards. (NAN)

•Photo shows Amos Adamu

Source Daily Sports

Posted October 18, 2016


 

You may also like...
Guardiola angered by City's wastefulness

Interesting clash of similar styles as Athletico Madrid...

Murray to face Tsonga in Erste Bank Open...

Chelsea miss out on champions League after 0-3...

Stephen Eze joins Lokomotiv Plodiv

Leicester City Hoping To Add Another Nigerian To...

 

Latest News Basketball: MFM, First Bank maintain league dominance Haye backs Itauma to beat Joshua, Fury NPFL woos NTA after N6bn StarTimes deal collapse Okonkwo’s WNBA hardship contract ends Lagos aims for dominance as youth games begins NSC confirms 6,382-man contingent for Youth Games Anambra First Lady Bids Farewell To Team Anambra, Charges Them To Surpass Records At 2025 NYG In Asaba Amaechi targets consistency at World Champs NPFL to probe more players over betting allegations Super Eagles’ Nwabali suffers injury ahead of World Cup qualifiers Over 6,300 athletes set for ninth national youth games in Delta Rasheedat Ajibade signs for Paris Saint-Germain until 2027

 

Most Read Rangers International going, going . . . (56,316 views) Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (47,485 views) Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (45,471 views) Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (45,072 views) Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (45,055 views) Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (45,052 views) Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (44,868 views) NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (44,417 views) Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (43,528 views) Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (42,130 views) Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (40,568 views) John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (39,989 views)

 

Phone numbers

Tel: +234(0)8066020976
+234(0)8055068145
+234(0)7013416146
+234(0)8094272884

Email addresses

info@dailysportsng.com
support@dailysportsng.com
publisher@dailysportsng.com

Office address

No 3, Adetoun Close, Off College Road, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos.
Website: www.dailysportsng.com

Social Media