Super
Eagles coach Stephen Keshi and president of the Nigeria Football
Federation Aminu Maigari will be at the Nigerian Sports Award ceremony
in Lagos on Tuesday as they hope to scoop honours in their respective
categories.
While Keshi, who led Nigeria to win the
2013 Africa Cup of Nations and helped the team qualify for the 2014
World Cup, will hope to beat Golden Eaglets coach Manu Garba to the
Coach of the Year award, Maigari will contend with Solomon Ogba of the
Athletic Federation of Nigeria and Chairman of the Delta State Sports
Commission Amaju Pinnick for the Sports Administrator of the year award.
Portugal-based table tennis player Aruna
Quadri, who is nominated for the Ball Sports Personality of the Year,
has also confirmed to attend the coveted award ceremony.
The Director General of the National
Sports Commission, Gbenga Elegbeleye, and the Minister of Sports, Bolaji
Abdullahi, will also be present to witness who wins what at the
ceremony.
Meanwhile, the organisers of the event
have unveiled Amstel Malta as one of the partners of the NSA. The malt
drink joins Nokia as the official sponsors of the award.
The General Manager, Unmissable
Incentives Limited, the organisers of the award, Kayode Idowu described
the new partnership as a major boost for the event.
PUNCH NG
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