Enyeama and okagbare bags award of best sportman and woman

The duo of super eagles skipper, Vincent

Enyeama and an also captain of the nigerian
team to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth
Games , Blessing Okagbare look are set to be
crowned as the Nigerian 2014 sportsman and
woman of the year respectively as they both top
the nominations list.
This year’s edition of the Nigerian Sports Award
has entered the voting phase as the top three
nominees for each of the different categories of
the award have emerged. The list of the top
three nominees for all the categories of the
award was unveiled on Thursday by the
organisers of the Award.
Addressing the media, the General Manager,
Unmissable Incentives Limited, Mr. Kayode
Idowu noted that the panel received
overwhelming nominations for the 2014 editions
of the award from members of the public
adding that it was a tough job for the collating
to select the top 3 nominees for each category.
According to Idowu, Nigeria’s golden girl,
Blessing Okagbare and Super Eagles Goalkeeper,
Vincent Enyeama top the nomination chat as
both of them were nominated in two categories.
Blessing Okagbare who won double Gold medals
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland
was nominated for the Track & Field Star of the
Year and Sports Woman of the Year Awards
while Vincent Enyeama was nominated for the
Sportsman of the Year and Footballer of the
Year Awards.
Asisat Oshoala, who won the Golden Boot and
Ball at the just concluded Women U-20 world
Cup, is nominated alongside Desire Oparanozie
and Dike Courtney for the Footballer of the Year
(Women) category. Vincent Enyeama, Emmanuel
Eminike, Ogenyi Onazi are nominated for the
Footballer of the Year (Male).
In the Ball Sports category, high flying Table
Tennis player Aruna Quadri, who won the award
last year, is nominated alongside another
sensational table tennis player: Segun Totiola
and Onaolapo Ojo while Blessing Okagbare and
Ese Brume are the only two nominated for the
track and field award.
Coach of the Falconets, Peter Dedevoh, Manu
Garba and Stephen Keshi are the three
nominees for the Coach ofvthe Year Award. For
the Team of the Year Award Falconet, Super
Eagles and Golden Eaglets are the nominees.
Vincent Enyeama, Ogenyi Onazi and Osaze
Odewinge are the three nominees for the
Sportman of the Year while Blessing Okagbare,
Asisat Osoala and Courtney Dike are to slug it
out for the Sportwoman of the Year Award.