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Nominees For 11th Nigeria Pitch Awards Unveiled In Lagos

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Nominees for the annual Nigeria Pitch Awards were unveiled at a Thursday ceremony in Lagos, southwest Nigeria.

Expectedly, the nomination list is packed full of notable Nigerian footballers who have made significant impacts in their careers both for themselves and the nation in the year 2024.

Clubs, coaches, administrators, state governments and governors are not left out as the Nigeria Pitch Awards recognise, celebrate and honour those who have contributed in no small ways to the country’s football development.

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President of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, Shina Phillips, told newsmen in Lagos at the BON Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday, that the awards processes right from voting make it unique and standout, adding that “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, experienced and professional sports journalists and an independent collation body. As organizers, we are very proud of and deeply appreciative of our College of Voters whose decisions year after year have shown them to be true and selfless patriots.

“The award process has been designed in such a way that it will not only be transparent but also sustainable. This is why the award process transcends organizers’ personal influence while putting the responsibility of deciding winners in the hands of professional journalists with many years of experience, knowledge and expertise in reporting and analysing football. We are sure that our College of Voters will always make the best possible decisions in the interest of our football. In the same vein, our independent vote collation body is a vastly experienced and professional player in Nigeria’s accounting and auditing sector. SIAO Partners which has over two decades of experience in accounting, prides itself as Nigeria’s largest indigenous professional services firm,” he said.

Representative of SIAO Partners, Oluwadare Ojelade further reiterated the integrity of the voting process, which he said gone through a painstaking independent and transparent process determined solely by the voters who are mainly sports editors, correspondents and reporters.

According to Ojelade, voting for the 11th Nigeria Pitch Awards began on 25 November 2024 and ended on 18 January 2025, while collation of the votes by the auditing firm, SIAO Partners, was done between 6-31 January when the nominees emerged.

FULL LIST OF THE NOMINEES

QUEEN OF THE PITCH 

Rasheedat Ajibade                  Atlético de Madrid Femenino

Asisat Oshoala                         Bay FC

Chiamaka Nnadozie                Paris FC


KING OF THE PITCH 

Victor Osimhen                         Galatasaray S.K

Ademola Lookman                      Atalanta BC

William Troost-Ekong                 Al-kholood FC

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR 

Maduka Okoye                                Udinese Calcio

Stanley Nwabali                              Chippa United

Kayode Bankole                              Remo Stars


DEFENDER OF THE YEAR

Ola Aina                                   Nottingham Forest FC

William Troost-Ekong         Al-kholood FC

Calvin Bassey                          Fulham FC


MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR 

Alex Iwobi                                Fulham FC 

Frank Onyeka                         FC Augsburg

Wilfred Ndidi                           Leicester City FC


STRIKER OF THE YEAR 

Victor Osimhen                              Galatasaray S.K

Victor Boniface                              Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Ademola Lookman                       Atalanta BC


TEAM OF THE YEAR 

Remo Stars FC

Rangers International FC

Edo Queens    


COACH OF THE YEAR 

Moses Adukwu                        Edo Queens FC

Fidelis Ilechukwu                   Rangers International FC

Daniel Ogunmodede              Remo Stars FC


SAM OKWARAJI AWARD 

Segun Odegbami                             Nigerian Ex-International

Ahmed Musa                                   Kano Pillars FC

Kunle Soname                                Bet9ja


STATE WITH THE BEST GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 

Edo

Lagos

Delta


FOOTBALL PITCH OF THE YEAR 

Remo Stars Stadium                               Remo, Ogun State

Mobolaji Johnson Sport Arena               Onikan, Lagos State

Godswill Akpabio Int’l Stadium             Uyo, Akwa Ibom State


FOOTBALL FRIENDLY GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR 

His Excellency, Babajide Sanwo-Olu        Lagos State

His Excellency, Umo Eno                        Akwa Ibom State
His Excellency, Godwin Obaseki              Former Governor, Edo State


CORPORATE SPONSOR OF FOOTBALL AWARD 

GTI Financial                                  Financial Services

MTN Nigeria                                    Telecom

Bet9ja                                              Sport Betting


SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD 

George Aluo                            Chairman NNL

Hon. Kunle Soname             Chairman, Remo Stars

Ahmed Musa                            Kano Pillars FC


FOOTBALL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR – PRINT 

Charles Diya                           New Telegraph 

Abiodun Adewale                    Punch Newspapers

Johnny Edward                        The Nation Newspapers


FOOTBALL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR – TV 

Mozez Praiz                            Supersport

Blessing Nwosu                     Silverbird TV

Cecilia Omorogbe                 Channels TV


FOOTBALL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR – RADIO

Micheal Obasi                         Hot FM Abuja

Chuma Nnoli                            Nigeria Info FM

Olawale Adigun                        Mainland FM

Anthony Bekederemo            Brila 88.9 FM


FOOTBALL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR – ONLINE 

Niyi Busari                              BSN Sports Concept

Samuel Ahmadu                   Savid News

Kunle Solaja                            Sports Village Square


QUEEN OF THE PITCH 

Rasheedat Ajibade                  Atlético de Madrid Femenino

Asisat Oshoala                        Bay FC

Chiamaka Nnadozie                Paris FC


KING OF THE PITCH 

Victor Osimhen                        Galatasaray S.K

Ademola Lookman                 Atalanta BC

William Troost-Ekong          Al-kholood FC

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