Organizers of the prestigious Nigerian Sports Award – Unmissable Incentives Limited has unfolded the plans and activities for the 2014 edition of the award which is instituted to for recognizing and rewarding outstanding Nigerian sports men and women for their excellent performances in their respective sporting events.
Speaking at the Press conference to herald the activities for the 2014 edition of the award which is also the third edition, the chairman of the Award Panel, Mr. Ikeddy Isiguzo noted that the award has evolved to be recognized as a respected award for Nigerian sportsmen and women for their exploits in the world of sports.
Isiguzo further disclosed that the organisers of the award will not relent in its effort to continue to improve on the processes of the award by taking public feedbacks and comment with a view to make the award a legacy within the sports sphere in Nigeria.
Presenting the timelines for the 2014 edition of the award to the Press, the General Manager Unmissable Incentives Limited Mr. Kayode Idowu disclosed that entries for nomination from the members of the public for the various categories of the award will open on May 14, 2014 and closes on September 7, 2014 while the main award ceremony will hold on November 13, 2014 at Muson Centre, Lagos.
Idowu disclosed that the media category of the award has been expanded from two to four in response to the clamours from the Sports Journalists. He declared that from the 2014 edition of the award, the media category will now include Sports Journalist of the Year (Print), Sports Journalist of the Year (Radio), Sports Journalist of the Year (Television) and the Sports Photo Journalists of the Year which will all be determined by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN)
He stressed further that some deserving Nigerian Sports Heroes will be bestowed with the honour of the Life Time Achievement in Sports award by the Nigerian Sports Award in line with the ongoing centenary celebrations of the nation.
On the back of the centenary celebrations, Mr. Kayode Idowu also announced that the organisers of the award will be publishing a compendium on the Top 100 great moments, teams and people in Nigeria sports.
He reinstated that the Nigerian Sports Awards is open to Nigerian sportsmen and women plying their trade within and outside the country. The categories include: Football (Male & Female, Foreign & Domestic),Track and field (Male/Female; all races, Long Jump, Javelin, Discus, Shot Put, High Jump), Ball Sports (Table Tennis, Tennis, Basketball, Volley ball & handball), Combat Sports (Taekwondo, Karate, Judo, Kung-Fu, Wrestling), Weight Lifting (Male & Female), Boxing,
Others include; Team of the year, Sports Man & Woman of the year, Coach of the year, Discovery of the year (Male & Female), Special Sports Person of the year, Lifetime Achievement Award in sports, School Sports Award, Sports Governor of the year, track & field star of the year, ball sports, combats sports, weight lifting, boxer of the year and many others.
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