Category: Sports
2016 J1 League Highest Goalscorer Award
Peter Utaka has become the first Nigerian player to be named the J1 League joint top scorer with Brazil’s Leandro Montera da Silva after scoring 19 goals for his club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Utaka who joined Hajime Moriyasu’s men from Shimizu S-Pulse on loan in January has made a virtue out of necessity for the Sanfrecce despite finishing 10th on the league table with 26 points from 17 games.
The 32-year-old attacker won the top scorer prize in the Belgian second division with Royal Antwerp in the 2007/2008 season before repeating the feat in the Danish Super League with Odense Boldkulb in the 2009/2010 season.
Sand Eagles Finish Second At 2016 Beach Soccer AFCON
The Sand Eagles, host of the 2016 beach soccer AFCON, lost to Senegal in the final of the competition played at the Eko Atlantic Beach in Lagos.
Super Sand Eagles player, Emeka Ogbonna emerging the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.
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2016 ITTF Africa Ranking (Female): No. 2; 199 Points
Tunji Adebayo Wins 2016 BMW Golf National Championship
Nigeria’s amateur golfer, Tunji Adebayo has emerged the overall Gross winner of the BMW Golf National Championship sponsored by Coscharis Motors Nigeria at the Lakowe Lake Golf club in Lagos.
The BMW Golf National Championship is aimed at rewarding golf playing customers and selecting the Gross winner to represent BMW Nigeria at the 2017 BMW World Golf International at the Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, UAE.
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2016 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AWCON) Champions
2016 Nigerian Sports Award
Winners have emerged in the 2016 Nigerian Sports Award.
The 5th edition of the 2016 Nigerian Sports Award ceremony was held at the Banquet Hall of Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on the 2nd of December, 2016.
COACH OF THE YEAR 2016 – ARE FEYISETAN (Nigeria’s Powerlifting Coach)
FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR (MEN) 2016 – CHISOM EGBUCHULAM (Rangers International FC)
TEAM OF THE YEAR 2016 – RANGERS INTERNATIONAL FC (Winner, Nigerian Professional Football League)
SPECIAL SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR (MEN) 2016 – KEHINDE PAUL (Powerlifting)
SPECIAL SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR (WOMEN) 2016 – EJIKE LUCY (Powerlifting)
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR 2016 – EJIKE LUCY (Powerlifting)
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR 2016 – KEHINDE PAUL (Powerlifting)
SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (TELEVISION) 2016 – MOZEZ PRAIZ (SuperSports)
SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (RADIO) 2016 – OLAWALE ADIGUN (Top radio)
SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (PRINT) 2016 – OLALEKAN OKUSAN (The Nation)
PHOTO JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 2016 – AYODELE OJO (The Sun)
League Management Company was given a Special Recognition Award
- Joseph Yobo was given an award for being the first male footballer to attain 100 caps
- Maureen Mmadu was given an award for being the first Nigerian footballer to attain 100 caps
- Nduka Ugbade and 1985 golden eaglets were given an award for being the first Nigerian team to win a FIFA tournament
- Dream Team IV were given an award for being the first Nigerian team to win Olympic gold in football
- Sprint quartet were awarded for being the first Nigerian team to win gold in sprint at the Olympics (Sydney 2000)