The much anticipated 9th edition of the Nigeria Pitch Awards took place at the John Woods Hotel, Abuja on Friday night, the event witnessed the presence of major stakeholders in Nigeria’s football. Napoli hitman Osimhen dominated the award ceremony after clinching a couple of awards in different categories
This year’s edition had 18 categories of awards which include, King of the Pitch; Queen of the Pitch; Striker of the Year; Goalkeeper of the Year; Defender of the Year; Midfielder of the Year; Team of the Year; Coach of the Year; Sam Okwaraji Award; State With The Best Grassroots Football Development Programme; Football Pitch of the Year; Football-Friendly Governor of the Year; Corporate Sponsor of the Year; Sportsmanship Award; Football Journalist of the Year-Print; Football Journalist of the Year-TV; Football Journalist of the Year-Radio and; Football Journalist of the Year-Online
Full list of winners
KING OF THE PITCH
Winner: Rave of the moment Victor Osimhen won the award ahead of his Super Eagles teammates Alex Iwobi, Ademola Lookman, and Paul Onuachu
QUEEN OF THE PITCH
Winner: Barcelona Feminine and Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala won the category ahead of Gift Monday and Rasheedat Ajibade
STRIKER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Victor Osimhen – Won the award ahead of Ademola Lookman and Chijuoke Akuneto
DEFENDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Calvin Bassey – The Ajax defender won the category ahead of Zaidu Sanusi of FC Porto and Super Eagles Vice-captain William Troost Ekong
GOALIE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Francis Uzoho – He won the award ahead of Isreal based Adebayo Adebayo and Rivers United Victor Sochima
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR(PRINT)
Winner: Johny Edward of Punch Newspaper won the award for the 4th consecutive year, he beat his colleagues Charles Diya and Tana Aiyejina to the award
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (ONLINE)
Winner: Adepoju Tobi Samuel won the category ahead of Shina Oludare and veteran Kunle Solaja
The Nigeria Pitch Awards is an annual event supported by the NFF to celebrate different categories of football development in Nigeria
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