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Enyeama, Ndidi, Iheanacho nominated for Nigeria Pitch Awards

May 16, 2017 4:11 pm

The nominations for the 4th Nigeria Pitch Awards have been released.

The awards jointly organised by Matchmakers Consult International and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is slated to hold in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, at the weekend.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Ademola Olajire, NFF media director, said: “In a letter to the NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, signed by the managing partner, SIAO Partners Ltd, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, the auditing firm said that voting was done by Nigeria sports editors/managers.

“They are from across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), between April 5 and April 23, 2017.

“The votes were collated and verified by our team of Auditors and we pride ourselves as one of the best accounting and audit firms operating in Nigeria.

“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.

“Therefore, we take professional responsibility for the integrity of the results presented.”

According to the statement, there are 18 award categories and three nominees for each category.

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR

Vincent Enyeama

Carl Ikeme

Ikechukwu Ezenwa

DEFENDER OF THE YEAR

Leon Balogun

Kenneth Omeruo

William Troost-Ekong

MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR

John Mikel Obi