Top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation and Globacom Communications have been perfecting strategies and methods for a highly successful Glo-CAF African Football Awards, which will take
place at the Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos on Thursday, 9th January, 2014.
The Glo-Caf Awards traditionally rewards the best men and women performers in several sectors of the game in the continent in the outgone year.
At the weekend, NFF President, Aminu Maigari held a meeting with a delegation from the telecommunication giants, where several issues, especially the reception, transportation, accommodation and security of the CAF delegation as well as the role of Nigeria Football
Federation were highlighted.
Noting that the NFF is one of the most respected football Federations in the African continent and that the Aminu Maigari administration is a brand to associate with, Globacom’s Director of Public Relations,
Olabode Opeseitan declared that “our objective is to deliver a world class event interspersed with unique brand of African entertainment, and we need the support of NFF to achieve this.”
Former Nigeria captain Sunday Oliseh will anchor the event alongside renown South African broadcaster Carol Tshabalala.
NFF President, Aminu Maigari, pledged the support of the Federation to ensure that the showpiece is a huge success, “to the glory of our country.”
At the meeting inside the NFF Secretariat were NFF President Aminu Maigari, Chairman of Technical Committee, Chris Green, General Secretary, Musa Amadu, Director of Competitions, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi and Assistant Director (Media), Ademola Olajire. From Globacom were Olabode Opeseitan, Vincent Oparaeke (Head, Marketing Communications, North West) and Mr. Afolabi Otufowora (Head of Events).
For the first time in decades, and underlining the tremendous success that year 2013 was for Nigeria football, several Nigerian players and teams are in line for honours on the night.
Nigeria’s National Team, winner of the 29th Africa Cup of Nations and first African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014, is nominated for National Team of the Year, while the U-17 Team, record fourth winners of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in United Arab Emirates, is nominated for Youth National Team of the Year.
Midfield lynchpin John Mikel Obi is nominated alongside Ivorians Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba for Player of the Year, with Coach Stephen Keshi in the race for Coach of the Year alongside compatriot Manu Garba of the U-17 side, and Kelechi Iheanacho, Most Valuable Player of the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013, in the race for Most Promising Talent.
Attacking midfielder Sunday Mba, who scored the only goal of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final, is nominated for African Player of the Year (based in Africa) while the Nigeria Football Supporters Club will
pick up the Fair Play Award.
