By Andrew Abah, Abuja
The organisers of ‘Nigeria Pitch Awards’ have expressed satisfaction with the immense contributions of the sporting press, particularly the college of voters played in the success of the events since its inception in 2012.
Speaking during a media chat in Abuja, President of the “Nigeria Pitch Awards” Shina Phillips said the Nigerian media have played a key role of the success story, and expressed gratitude for their dedication and commitment since inception of the award.
Philips said the process of bringing together a college of voters of the most knowledgeable and professional sports journalist was in the best interest that has helped the award’s decision without controversy .
“It is with a sense of humility that I specially wish to salute the courage, steadfastness, commitment and dedication of all Nigerian sports editors and journalists who have supported the awards since 2012, we express our gratitude to you for standing by the Nigeria Pitch Awards for the past 10 years”.
“From inception, our intention was to create an award platform that has a unique character of its own; a character moulded by our core values of transparency, credibility and integrity. To achieve this, we have followed a carefully laid out award process which brings together a college of voters comprising some of Nigeria’s most knowledgeable, experience and professional sports journalists and an independent collation body.
“As organizers, I would like to state that we are very proud of and deeply appreciative of our college of voters, and we owe it to you that in the last ten years of the Nigerian Pitch Awards, none of our award decision have been controversial”.
Director of communications at the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Ademola Olajire, who represented the Federation President Ibrahim Gusau commended the organizers of the Pitch Award for the transparency, integrity and credibility of the voting process which has not been doubted since inception of the award.
“You know, NFF kept its support of the Pitch Awards for all these years because of the accountability, credibility, integrity and transparency, the organizers have shown particularly the college of voters that make the whole process transparent,” said Olajire.
Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala emerged winners of the 10th Nigeria Pitch Awards on June 8 and were crowned King and Queen of the Pitch in a colourful ceremony held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
