Manchester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho will battle Nigeria
Professional Football League (NPFL) duo of Wikki Tourists striker Godwin Obaje
and Enugu Rangers forward Chisom Egbuchulam for the Nigerian Sports Award
Footballer of the Year.
This was revealed by the organisers of the award who
announced the first set of nominees shortlisted for the 5thAnniversary Edition
slated for December 2, 2016 at Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The panel announced the shortlists for three award
categories; Coach of the Year, Footballer of the Year (Men) and Team of the
Year.
According to the Chairman of the award panel, Mr. Ikeddy
Isiguzo, the shortlisted nominees for each of the categories includes: Coach
Samson Siasia, Coach Imama Amapakabo and Coach Are Feyisetan for the ‘Coach of
the Year’ category; Kelechi Iheanacho, Godwin Obaje and Chisom Egbuchulam for
Footballer of the Year (Men); Dream Team VI and Enugu Rangers for Team of the
Year.

For the ‘Coach of the Year’ category; Feyisetan was the coach
of the Nigerian Powerlifting Team at the just concluded Paralympic games in
Rio, Brazil, where they won nine medals; Amapakabo led Enugu Rangers to clinch
the NPFL title while Coach Samson Siasia guided the Dream Team VI to win a
bronze medal, Nigeria’s only medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic in the Men’s
football games.

“The shortlist is purely an outcome of the nominations
received from members of the public through the various nomination platforms
starting from Tuesday, July 26, 2016 when the nominations opened until
midnight, Monday, October 24, 2016,” Isiguzo said.
Isiguzo also noted that the panel would subsequently release
the other nomination shortlists as all is being prepared for the award
ceremony.
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