The Nigeria Sports award welcomed the sports minister to her annual edition after so many individual performances,team outings as well as an eventful campaign in Nigeria sports. The prestigious award ceremony seeks to recognize and celebrate Journalists, Individual efforts, coaches from all aspect of participation.
“if you’re looking for another BBN, you get it here at the highly prestigious sports award,Sunday Dare stated in the blistering atmosphere at the event ceremony.
“The over 35 million votes received is a prove that we can get it right in this country as people are ready to buy into a well developed sport. The ministry promised to give an enabling system for athletes to thrive.”
”We will make the Sports Merit Award bigger next year and also bring past players to the awards; they should be here”, the sports minister affirms.
Award Categories and winners
Sports Journalist of the year (Print) – Dare Kuti
Sports Photo Journalist of the year – Victor Modo
Discovery of the year- Folashade Lawal
Racket Sports Person of the year – Anuoluwapo Opeyori
Footballer of the year – Odion Jude Ighalo represented by Bar. Seyi Akinwunmi
Team Sports Person of the year – Farouk Yusuf
Athletics Star of the year- Ese Brume
Wrestler of the year- Odunayo Adekuruoye, Godwin Enakhena represented her.
According to Godwin ” Odunayo is in USA popularly known as United State of America preparing for the Tokyo Olympics… She has promised all Nigerians to win Gold”
Basketball player of the year – Evelyn Akathor, represented by her cousin
Individual Sports Person of the year- Emmanuel Appah
D’Tigress wins the team of the year
Christopher Nwadei (Weightlifting) wins coach of the year.
Sport Woman of the year- ESE Brume
Sports Man of the year – Opeyori Anuoluwapo
November 13, 2020 is the next time the Nigerian Sports Award will take place.
