Victor Moses, Obi Mikel, Kelechi Iheanacho Top Pitch Awards Nominations
A member of the victorious EPL side, Chelsea FC and Super Eagles winger, Victor Moses, John Obi Mikel Super Eagles Captain, and Manchester City FC striker, Kelechi Iheanacho have been nominated for the top prize of the 2016 Nigeria Pitch Awards.

These and other nominations for the 4th edition of the Nigeria Pitch Awards were released by SIAO Partners, the vote collation and verifying body commissioned by the Organizers. In a statement signed by Ituah Ighodalo, Managing Partner of the auditing firm, the team of auditors said ‘we have approached this collation process with extreme care and with the standard professional ethics required to sustain the core values of transparency, credibility and integrity.’

Ighodalo stressed that these nominations were for the performances of the individual players and corporate bodies in 2016.


The nominees in no particular order are:

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Vincent Enyeama
Carl Ikeme
Ikechukwu Ezenwa


DEFENDER OF THE YEAR
Leon Balogun
Kenneth Omeru.
William Troost-Ekong


MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR
John Mikel Obi
Etebo Oghenekaro
Wilfred Ndidi


STRIKER OF THE YEAR
Chisom Egbuchulam
Godwin Obaje
Kelechi Iheanacho


MVP (MEN) IN THE NPFL
Godwin Obaje
Stephen Odey
Chisom Eguchulam


MVP (WOMEN) IN THE NWPL
Osinachi Ohale
Rafiat Sule
Chioma Wogu


QUEEN OF THE PITCH
Desire Oparanozie
Onome Ebi
Asisat Oshoala


KING OF THE PITCH
Victor Moses
John Obi Mikel
Kelechi Iheanacho


SAM OKWARAJI AWARD
Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah
Samson Siasia
John Mikel Obi


CLUB/TEAM OF THE YEAR
Super Falcons
Dream Team
Enugu Rangers


COACH OF THE YEAR
Florence Omagbemi
Gernot Rohr
Imama Amapakapabo


REFEREE OF THE YEAR
Adebimpe Quadri
Jelili Ogunmuyiwa
Ferdinard Udoh


STATE WITH THE BEST GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Delta
Lagos
Akwa Ibom

CORPORATE SPONSOR OF FOOTBALL AWARD
Glo
Supersport
Nigeria Breweries plc

FOOTBALL FRIENDLY GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR
Nyesom Wike – Rivers State
Udom Emmanuel- Akwa Ibom State
Akinwunmi Ambode – Lagos State


FOOTBALL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR – RADIO
Bimbo Adeola
Olawale Adigun
Arafat Aliu


FOOTBALL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR –PRINT
Tobi Emmanuel
Tana Aiyejina
Ade Ojeikere


FOOTBALL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR – TV
Mozez Praiz
Austin Okon-Akpan
Toyin Ibitoye