CAF Awards 2016: Know The Categories And Nominees (FULL LIST)

Nigeria is well represented on the list of nominees for different awards of the Glo-CAF awards which will be held on Thursday, January 7, 2015. 
 The 2015 Glo-CAF awards will be held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday from 7pm.
Nigeria’s U-23 team, which won the 2nd Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal last month, in the process qualifying for this year’s Olympics football tournament in Rio de Janeiro, is nominated in the category of ‘National Team of the Year’.
Also nominated in the category is the victorious U-17 Golden Eaglets team that won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

Kelechi Nwakali and Victor Osimhen

Azubuike Okechukwu, who captained the Nigeria U-23 to glory in Senegal and was selected the Most Valuable Player, is nominated for ‘Most Promising Talent’ alongside team-mate Etebo Oghenekaro, who finished the tournament as top scorer.

Etebo Oghenekaro

Golden Eaglets’ head coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, is listed for ‘Coach of the Year,’ while his players, Kelechi Nwakali and Victor Osimhen are in consideration for ‘Youth Player of the Year.’

Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amunike

Eaglets’ captain Nwakali was named the Most Valuable Player of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, with Osimhen the top scorer of all time with 10 goals.
Super Falcons’ defender Ngozi Ebere is nominated for ‘Women Player of the Year.’