As African continent waits the biggest night of sports, choosing next football idols, sport enthusiasts find Twitter an avenue to pips their favorite as Super Eagle Captain Vincent Enyeama@vincentEnyeama battle for Oscar of African Football with Current African, King Yaya Toure@YayaToure and Gabonese midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The gala will take place at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Lagos January 8, 2015
While the trio made the final cut following the verdicts from Head Coaches or Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to #CAF, Vincent Enyeama and Yaya Toure are the leading contenders.
The Glo-CAF award touted as the Oscars of African Football is an annual event to celebrate the continent’s premium football idols. It is an individual award, personal performance of a player as football club or country a player represents to win tournaments like the FIFA World Cup, Nations Cup, Champions League or Europa League, play minimal role in picking a candidate. It attracts the biggest names in world of sport. This year Awards promises to surpass the last edition in terms of the detail of planning, and overall event quality and class.
The golden gloves for Nigeria, Vincent helped his Club side Lille finished third in Ligue1 assisting the Les Dogues to the UEFA Champions League preliminary stages as well as leading the Super Eagles to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil round of 16 with top class saves. To crown it all a prestigious French Newspaper, L’Equipe, picked him as best in Ligue1 for 2014.
Reacting to his performance on the forth coming prestigious accolade, on Nigeria Super Eagle Twitter page@NGSuperEagles Goal Keeper Vincent Enyeama tweeted that “he is done enough to win #GloCafAwards2014, I deserve it”.
However, the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick said that Enyeama's individual exploits in 2014 will stand him out this time around. "He was in fabulous form for his club (Lille of France), and also played brilliant roles for the Super Eagles to reach the round of 16 at the Brazil 2014 World Cup. I am not in anyway disrespecting the other candidates. I have immense respect for them, but I will pick Enyeama," Pinnick said.
Corroborating NFF’s President, Former super Eagles Captain, Joseph Yobo expressed confident that “ For me it was a great year and good season for Enyeama. All the nominated candidates are good but the Lille goalkeeper will dust his opponents and end Nigeria’s 15year wait for the continents prestigious award
More so, Felix Anyansi-Agwu, Chairman of Enyimba International Football Club of Aba, has thrown his weight on Enyeama that “ he has been outstanding for the club and country and when you judge his performance over the years, he deserves such an accolade.
Jamila Buhari, @jamilaAM Nigeria’s first female referee could not hide her thought and believe when she said, “Enyeama deserves to be given the award. “He was even picked as the best African Goalkeeper of the Year at the FIFA level.
He singled himself out among the super Eagles with the passion of playing, and I pray the award finally goes to him,’’
Seyi Akinwunmi, NFA’s First Vice-Chairman, is also optimistic of Enyeama clinching the personal accolade. “I think he should win it. I have given him my vote and I’m very hopeful, first of all as a Nigerian, but having watched Enyeama’s performance. There is no doubt in my mind that he will take it this time,” he said.
Reigning African king, Yaya Toure is not left out as sports enthusiasts have predicted that Toure will win the award for a fourth time, having beaten Nigeria's Mikel Obi to it last year.
Shutti Shuaib @sabscode believes that “Yaya Toure will win it”. Again, Prophet E Wilcox@feromunch said” Toure is CAF player of the year. He won the EPL@man_city and helped cote d’ivoire qualify for AFCON 2015 while Enyeama won nothing.
With these heats up on ground, Globacom ambassadors will be there to calm nerves and entertain the continent during the gala. This event will be fun filled with amazing performance by Eclectic artists. Ranging from the AfroBeat icon and the masked man, Lagbaja, Koko Master D’banj, P-Square, Wande Coal, Omawunmi and Highlife artiste Flavour.
Other top international acts lined up for the night are Multiple award-winning writer, singer and guitarist, Fally Ipupa @fallyipupa, Hugh Masekela from South Africa, Soweto Gospel Choir@sowetogospel from south Africa, Uhuru: Pan African Group, just to mention but few
For the Women's Player of the Year category, Nigeria's Golden girl Asisat Oshoala is expected to clinch the title ahead of her fellow teammate Desire Oparanozie and Annette Ngo Ndom of Cameroun. She is also favoured to pick the Youth Player of the Year award ahead of Uchechi Sunday (Nigeria) and Fabrice Ondoa of Cameroun.
Sometimes, I hear home advantage count in football but worked against John Mikel Obi when he lost to Yaya Toure (the current and three times African King on home soil). This time around, Vincent Enyeama is also in the same contest with Yaya Toure who beat dusted Mikel Obi to it last year. In as much Yaya Toure will be looking forward to clinch this year award and match up with Samuel Eto’o Fills having won the African Player of the year award a record four times, Nigerian NO1 Golden Gloves Vincent Enyeama will be happy to end Nigeria’s 15years drought and join the legends like Late Rashidi Yekini, Victor Ikpeba and Kanu Nwankwo.
Don’t be left out of this year Oscar Of African Football and the prices bound by it. For live streaming, update and input, follow@GlobacomLimited, #GloCafAwards2014
The Glo-CAF award touted as the Oscars of African Football is an annual event to celebrate the continent’s premium football idols. It is an individual award, personal performance of a player as football club or country a player represents to win tournaments like the FIFA World Cup, Nations Cup, Champions League or Europa League, play minimal role in picking a candidate. It attracts the biggest names in world of sport. This year Awards promises to surpass the last edition in terms of the detail of planning, and overall event quality and class.
The golden gloves for Nigeria, Vincent helped his Club side Lille finished third in Ligue1 assisting the Les Dogues to the UEFA Champions League preliminary stages as well as leading the Super Eagles to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil round of 16 with top class saves. To crown it all a prestigious French Newspaper, L’Equipe, picked him as best in Ligue1 for 2014.
Reacting to his performance on the forth coming prestigious accolade, on Nigeria Super Eagle Twitter page@NGSuperEagles Goal Keeper Vincent Enyeama tweeted that “he is done enough to win #GloCafAwards2014, I deserve it”.
However, the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick said that Enyeama's individual exploits in 2014 will stand him out this time around. "He was in fabulous form for his club (Lille of France), and also played brilliant roles for the Super Eagles to reach the round of 16 at the Brazil 2014 World Cup. I am not in anyway disrespecting the other candidates. I have immense respect for them, but I will pick Enyeama," Pinnick said.
Corroborating NFF’s President, Former super Eagles Captain, Joseph Yobo expressed confident that “ For me it was a great year and good season for Enyeama. All the nominated candidates are good but the Lille goalkeeper will dust his opponents and end Nigeria’s 15year wait for the continents prestigious award
More so, Felix Anyansi-Agwu, Chairman of Enyimba International Football Club of Aba, has thrown his weight on Enyeama that “ he has been outstanding for the club and country and when you judge his performance over the years, he deserves such an accolade.
Jamila Buhari, @jamilaAM Nigeria’s first female referee could not hide her thought and believe when she said, “Enyeama deserves to be given the award. “He was even picked as the best African Goalkeeper of the Year at the FIFA level.
He singled himself out among the super Eagles with the passion of playing, and I pray the award finally goes to him,’’
Seyi Akinwunmi, NFA’s First Vice-Chairman, is also optimistic of Enyeama clinching the personal accolade. “I think he should win it. I have given him my vote and I’m very hopeful, first of all as a Nigerian, but having watched Enyeama’s performance. There is no doubt in my mind that he will take it this time,” he said.
Reigning African king, Yaya Toure is not left out as sports enthusiasts have predicted that Toure will win the award for a fourth time, having beaten Nigeria's Mikel Obi to it last year.
Shutti Shuaib @sabscode believes that “Yaya Toure will win it”. Again, Prophet E Wilcox@feromunch said” Toure is CAF player of the year. He won the EPL@man_city and helped cote d’ivoire qualify for AFCON 2015 while Enyeama won nothing.
With these heats up on ground, Globacom ambassadors will be there to calm nerves and entertain the continent during the gala. This event will be fun filled with amazing performance by Eclectic artists. Ranging from the AfroBeat icon and the masked man, Lagbaja, Koko Master D’banj, P-Square, Wande Coal, Omawunmi and Highlife artiste Flavour.
Other top international acts lined up for the night are Multiple award-winning writer, singer and guitarist, Fally Ipupa @fallyipupa, Hugh Masekela from South Africa, Soweto Gospel Choir@sowetogospel from south Africa, Uhuru: Pan African Group, just to mention but few
For the Women's Player of the Year category, Nigeria's Golden girl Asisat Oshoala is expected to clinch the title ahead of her fellow teammate Desire Oparanozie and Annette Ngo Ndom of Cameroun. She is also favoured to pick the Youth Player of the Year award ahead of Uchechi Sunday (Nigeria) and Fabrice Ondoa of Cameroun.
Sometimes, I hear home advantage count in football but worked against John Mikel Obi when he lost to Yaya Toure (the current and three times African King on home soil). This time around, Vincent Enyeama is also in the same contest with Yaya Toure who beat dusted Mikel Obi to it last year. In as much Yaya Toure will be looking forward to clinch this year award and match up with Samuel Eto’o Fills having won the African Player of the year award a record four times, Nigerian NO1 Golden Gloves Vincent Enyeama will be happy to end Nigeria’s 15years drought and join the legends like Late Rashidi Yekini, Victor Ikpeba and Kanu Nwankwo.
Don’t be left out of this year Oscar Of African Football and the prices bound by it. For live streaming, update and input, follow@GlobacomLimited, #GloCafAwards2014
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