Nigeria Sports Award: Moses Beats Mikel,Sunday Mba To Nigeria Footballer Of The Year Award!

Victor Moses was yesterday named the Nigerian Footballer
of the Year, 2013. He was conferred with the honour by
the Nigerian Sports Award. Moses defeated John Obi Mikel
and Sunday Mba who were the other nominees for the
award.

In an elaborate ceremony at the Muson Centre, Onikan,
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi was presented with the
Nigerian Coach of the Year award while Perpetual
Nkwocha of the Super Falcons won the female footballer of
the year. Ball Sports Personality of the year award was
won by Portugal based Nigeria table tennis international
Aruna Quadri. He defeated Olumide Oyedeji and Ike
Diogu, both of De Tigers. The President of the Nigeria
Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari won the sports
administrator of the year award.
He dedicated the award to every Nigerian.

Blessing Okagbare won the Track and Field Star of the Year award
while junior athlete Divine Oduduru won the discovery of
the year award. Meanwhile, Governor Emmanuel
Uduaghan of DeltaState also won the Sports Governor of
the Year Award. Uduaghan who was present in the hall
received the award and said the other nominees, Governors
Liyel Imoke of CrossRiver and Babatunde Fashola of
LagosState were equally winners.

"I am aware that all the other governors are equally doing
a lot in terms of grassroots development.

The way we are
going, Nigeria will win at least one gold medal at the next
Olympics," an elated Uduaghan said. Mikel Obi however
won the Sports man of the year award while Blessing
Okagbare won the sports woman of the year award.