2nd Edition of Nigerian Sports Award: Entries Open for Nominations

As plans gear up for the second edition of the Nigerian Sports Award, the organizers- Unmissable Incentives Limited in partnership with Mastersports International Limited announced that nominations of athletes for the award is now open.

According to a statement by the General Manager, Unmissable Incentives. Mr. Kayode Idowu, nominations for the second edition of the award will open officially on Monday July 1 and closes on Saturday September 7, 2013.

Idowu revealed that award committee decided to extend the period of nomination for this year’s edition to two months to afford many sports loving Nigerians the opportunity to nominate their favourite athletes for award.

He then urged members of the public to visit the Nigerian Sports Award website www.nigeriansportsaward.com where they would be required to complete the process of nominating their most outstanding sports personalities in each of 15 categories for this year.

The fifteen categories for the award include Football – (Male & Female, Foreign & Domestic); 

Track and field (Male & Female; All races. Long Jump, Javelin, Discus, Shot Put, High Jump), 

Ball Sports ( Table Tennis, Tennis, Basketball, Volley ball & handball), 

Combat Sports ( Taekwondo, Karate, Judo, Kung-fu, Wrestling) and  Weight Lifting (Male & Female),
Others are Boxing, Team of the year, Sports Man & Woman of the year, 

Coach of the year, Discovery of the year (Male & Female), Special sports person of the year, Lifetime Achievement Award in sports, School Sports Award, Sports Journalist of the year (Print & Electronic) and the newly introduced Sports governor of the year category.