Mimi Fawaz, premium show host and presenter of Sports 360 on Vox Africa, and popular Nigerian actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) have been confirmed as the emcees for the 2016 Glo-Caf Awards.

Mimi of Nigerian descent has worked for CNN, ESPN and ITV Television networks, and has been described as the ‘driving force behind UK’s first original African football show. Mimi has successfully carved a niche for herself in a field dominated by men.

Mimi is delighted by the opportunity extended to her to host the show and has promised Africa and the rest of the world a spectacular delivery.

On his part, Richard Mofe-Damijo, popularly known is a Nigerian actor and politician. He was the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State, Nigeria between 2009 and 2015.

A lawyer, politician and journalist, he has featured in several top-notch soaps and films such as Ripples, Out of Bounds, Three Wise Men, Oloibiri and Hush. A multiple award winner, RMD in 2005, won the Best Actor in a Leading Role at the maiden edition of the African Movie Academy Awards and is also the face of Globacom's powerful television commercials which celebrated the company's ground-breaking launch of Nigeria's first nationwide mobile 4G LTE network.

The duo will add colour to the glitz and glamour of the night on 5th January, 2017, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, where the African Player of the Year 2016 will be announced.

Other awards for night include African Player of the Year – Based in Africa, Women’s Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, National Team of the Year, Women’s National Team of the Year, Most Promising Talent of the Year, Youth Player of the Year amongst others.

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the Nominees CAF African Footballer for 2016

Riyad Mahrez Algeria and Leicester City.


Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Gabon and Borussia Dortmund (Reigning African Footballer of the Year)

and

Sadio Mane Senegal and Liverpool’s star

the MC

Richard Mofe Damijo

(popularly known as RMD, born 6 July 1961) is a Nigerian actor and politician. In 2005 he won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He is a former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State, Nigeria.



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Mimi Fawaz:
Sports journalist, premium show host and presenter of Sports 360 on Vox Africa.

A graduate of City University of London, Mimi is half-Nigerian (her mother is from Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria) and half-Lebanese, has worked for CNN, ESPN and ITV Television networks.

she is described as the ‘driving force behind UK’s first original African football show’, Mimi has successfully carved a niche for herself in a field dominated by men.




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The annual CAF Awards enters its 25th edition this year and the Awards Gala will take place for the second time running in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

On Thursday, 5 January 2017; the King of African football will be crowned at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, amongst the trio of last year’s winner, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon, Riyad Mahrez of Algeria and Senegalese Sadio Mane.

From 1992 to 2015, from Ghana’s Abedi Pele to Gabonese Aubameyang, 15 players have laid claim to the most prestigious individual honour in African football.

Cameroonian Samuel Eto’o was the first to be crowned on four occasions - 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2010; a record since equalled by Toure, who made it four on the trot (2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014). Former Senegal forward, El Hadji Diouf won the award twice in a row; 2001 and 2002.

However, the first player to have been named CAF African Player of the Year on two occasions was ex-Nigeria captain, Nwankwo Kanu, in 1996 and 1999 before Ivorian Didier Drogba replicated the feat in 2006 and 2009.

Winners of the prestigious honour have come from either the midfield or attack; and that tradition will be respected yet again this time, with the three contenders being attackers.

In addition, the 15 players to have been decorated since 1992, have and continue to remain amongst the foremost African ambassadors of the world’s most popular sport.

There are also several others who were so near and yet so far, including Ivorian goalkeeper Alain Gouamene in 1992; Moroccan defender Noureddine Naybet (sixth in 1993); Nigerian Daniel Amokachi, who regularly featured among the top ten (10) whilst Chadian Japhet N'Doram was virtually handicapped by the non-presence of his national team at the final phase of a major continental championship.

South African defender, Mark Fish also settled for sixth position in 1996. Ghanaian defender Samuel Kuffour narrowly missed out on two occasions, 1999 and 2001.

Others are Michael Essien of Ghana, who made the final three an unprecedented five times in a row - 2005 (third), 2006 (third), 2007 (second), 2008 (third) and 2009 (third); Asamoah Gyan, also from Ghana, 2010 (second); Andre Ayew (Ghana), 2011 (third) & 2015 (third) and Malian Seydou Keita, 2011 (second). So are Nigerian duo, John Obi Mikel and Vincent Enyeama, who finished second and third in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

When the roll call for the laureates is launched, there is one noticeable observation. Cote d’Ivoire is the country which has the biggest number of triumphs, six in total, Toure (four) and Drogba (two); followed by Nigeria on five titles, two for Kanu, one each for Emmanuel Amunike, Rashidi Yekini and Victor Ikpeba.
Patrick Mboma won it once coupled with Eto’o’s four also gives Cameroon five titles. Diouf is responsible for the only two titles in the name of Senegal. One-time winners include Ghana – Abedi Pele, Liberia – George Weah (the only African player to have been crowned FIFA World Footballer of the Year), Morocco – Mustapha Hadji, Mali – Frederic Kanoute and Togo – Emmanuel Adebayor and Aubameyang on the ticket of Gabon.

Another common feature is that all winners plied their trade in Europe at the time of their coronation.

For the last decade, the Awards Gala has been sponsored by Cellular Telecommunications outfit, Globacom, who have raised the bar of excellence with splendid ceremonies in cities such as Abuja, Accra, Lome, Lagos and Cairo.

This year, the Gala will take place for the third time in Abuja. The Nigerian capital hosted for the first time in 2004 and lately the 2015 edition.

Awards winners
1992 Abedi AYEW PELE (Ghana)

1993 Rashidi YEKINI (Nigeria)

1994 Emmanuel AMUNIKE (Nigeria)

1995 George WEAH (Liberia)

1996 Nwankwo KANU (Nigeria)

1997 Victor IKPEBA (Nigeria)

1998 Mustapha HADJI (Morocco)

1999 Nwankwo KANU (Nigeria)

2000 Patrick MBOMA (Cameroon)

2001 El-Hadji DIOUF (Senegal)

2002 El Hadji DIOUF (Senegal)

2003 Samuel ETO'O (Cameroon)

2004 Samuel ETO'O (Cameroon)

2005 Samuel ETO'O (Cameroon)

2006 Didier DROGBA (Côte d’Ivoire)

2007 Frederic KANOUTE (Mali)

2008 Emmanuel ADEBAYOR (Togo)

2009 Didier DROGBA (Côte d’Ivoire)

2010 Samuel ETO'O (Cameroon)

2011 Yaya TOURE (Côte d’Ivoire)

2012 Yaya TOURE (Côte d’Ivoire)

2013 Yaya TOURE (Côte d’Ivoire)

2014 Yaya TOURE (Côte d’Ivoire)

2015 Pierre-Emerick AUBAMEYANG (Gabon)

2016 ??

Nig, Cameroon, and CIV have taken the award 5 times each.... hmmm


The Criteria for this award still baffles me as it's not known how.....


Well I'll give Mahrez


Can't believe Aboutrika didn't grab this award, even Mike, Enyeama.....


As usual Nigerians don't care about this award again. We don't even hype it cos we know Issa well......


For the meantime, make Abuja dey enjoy...

daveP:
Nig, Cameroon, and CIV have taken the award 5 times each.... hmmm


The Criteria for this award still baffles me as it's not known how.....


Well I'll give Mahrez


Can't believe Aboutrika didn't grab this award, even Mike, Enyeama.....


As usual Nigerians don't care about this award again. We don't even hype it cos we know Issa well......


For the meantime, make Abuja dey enjoy...

this year Mahrez is in toll position to take the award

robosky02:


this year Mahrez is in toll position to take the award

If he doesn't,..... well I've given up on this award since sha.