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restate call for sponsorship
The organizers of the Nigerian Sports Award,
Unmissable Incentives Limited, has announced that all is set for the 5th
edition of the Award as members of the public are now open to nominate Nigerian
athletes who have exhibited excellent performance in their various sporting
fields. Speaking at a press conference held in Lagos on Tuesday, the
Chairman of the Award Panel, Mr. Ikeddy Isiguzo disclosed that nominations for
the various categories of the award has opened from 26th of July,
2016 to the 23rd of September 2016.
Isiguzo assured that being the 5th anniversary of
the award, the panel would leave no stone unturned to ensure that this year’s
edition would be bigger and better than any of the previous editions. He then called
on sports loving Corporate Organizations, Government, well-meaning individuals
and Sports philanthropists to support the Nigerian Sports Award by sponsoring
the 2016 edition.
While making a
presentation of the plans and timelines for this year’s edition of the Award,
the Executive Director, Unmissable Incentives Limited, Mr. Kayode Idowu
revealed that 19 categories will be awarded this year. He also hinted that the
award ceremony will be held in Lagos on the 2nd of December, 2016 at
the Banquet Hall, Eko Hotels & Suites.
According to Idowu,
the categories includes; Ball Sports Person of the Year (Tennis, Table tennis,
Basketball, handball), Coach of the Year, Combat Sports Person of the Year
(Karate, Judo, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Boxing), Discovery of the Year, Footballer
of the Year (Women), Footballer of the Year (Men), Special Sports Person of the
Year, Sports Administrator of the Year and Sports Governor of the Year.
Others are; Sportsman of the Year, Sportswoman of the Year, Sports Journalist of
the Year (Radio), Sports Journalist of the Year (TV), Sports Journalist of the
Year (Print), Sports Photo Journalist of the Year, School Sport Award, Team of
the Year, Track and Field Star of the Year and Weightlifter of the Year.
On the nomination process for the 2016 edition, Idowu highlighted
that several social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook alongside the
official award website – www.nigeriansportsaward.com would still be used to increase
participation from the public.
Idowu further stated that the nominations would be possible
via Twitter using hashtag for each category. For example, to nominate your
Footballer of the Year Women, type #NSA2016(space)#FOTYW(space)name of nominee
(space) @ngrsportsaward and tweet. Other hashtags includes: Coach of the Year
(#COTY), Sport Governor of the Year (#SGTY), etc.
“We would continue with the trend of allowing nominations via
various social media platforms including twitter and Facebook to allow for
maximum participation in the nomination process. Participants would not only be
able to submit their nominations on our website but also through Twitter and
Facebook. Hard copy nomination forms would also be available at the Sport
Ministry (State & Federal) and Sports Federations for the interest of
people who may prefer hard copy nominations”.
Also speaking at the
press conference, the Marketing and Communications Manager of Bet 9ja, one of
the sponsors of the awards, Mr. Tunji Mesh, explained that bet 9ja is proud to
sponsor the awards, as it recognizes and appreciates sports men and women in
Nigeria who are doing the country proud in their various fields.
He promised that Bet 9ja would continue to support the
Nigerian Sports Award in their drive for sport development in the nation by
motivating Nigerian Athletes and rewarding excellent performance.
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