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11.08: Glo ambassadors Bez, Flavour and Omawunmi perform the new Glo song as the programme ends
11.00: Aubameyang gives his thank you speech
10.58: And to the final award the African footballer of the year award … Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
In second place is Yaya Toure
In third place is Andre Ayew
10.40: Flavour and Awilo Logomba perform
10.29: FIFA Platinum award goes to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria
10.46: The Leader of the year award goes to Abdiqani Said Arab (Somalia)
1045: African XI: Robert Kidiba, Serge Aurier, Aymen Abdennour, Mohammed Meftah, Andre Ayew, Yaya Toure, Saido Mane, Yacine Brahimi, Mbwana Aly Samatta, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Baghdad Bounedjah
Substitutes: Djigui Diarra, Azubuike Okechukwu, Kelechi Nwakali, Zinedane Ferhat, Adama Traore, Victor Osimhen, Kermit Ereamus
No Nigerian in CAF First XI but well represented on the substitute bench.
10.38: African player of the year based in Africa award goes
to Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania). Second place goes to Baghdad B-Algeria/
Etoile
10.35: Nigeria’s D’Banj is performing Top of the world on the stage
10.30: The award for the African legend of the year award goes to Charles Kumi Gyamfi, Samuel Mbappe Leppe,
10.26: Referee of the year award goes to Papa Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
10.23: The women player of the year award goes to Gaelle Enganamouit (Cameroon)
10.16: mali music legend Salif Keita and Omawunmi of Nigeria performing
10.14: The coach of the year award goes to Herve Renard (France) -Former coach of Cote D’Ivoire (led Ivory coast to the 2015 AFCON title)
10.20: Youth player of the year award goes to Nigeria’s Golden Eaglet Victor Osimhen
10.06: The award for the most promising talent of the year goes to
Etebo Ogenekaro of Warri Wolves and the U-23 national team of Nigeria
10.03: Legendary musician King Sunny Ade joins Bez on the stage…Bez and KSA are praised by the crowd for their performance
10.00: Bez performs to the crowd…he sings stupid song with a faster tempo
9.56: TP Mazembe of Congo win the club team of the year award
9.54: Fair Play award given to given to Senegalese supporters group AKA Aleez Casa
9.47: Nigerian songstress Di’ja is performing
9.45: Ahmed Soultan performing on stage
9.40: Cameroon win the women national team of the year award
9.38: Ivory Coast win national team of the year…they win the first award of the night. The team beat the Golden Eaglets to the title.
9.30: Grammy nominated Lady Smith Black Mambazu performing
9.25: CAF president and acting FIFA president Issa Hayatou is on the stage giving the opening address
A view of the whats happening inside;
Enyimba FC chairman Felix Anyansi is also present at the event;
This is what Aubameyang and Ayew are wearing to the event;
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All is getting set for the Glo-CAF awards 2015 which which be held in Abuja, Nigeria.
A number of stars have announced their arrival in Nigeria. The likes of Player of the Year nominees Andre Ayew and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang have arrived Nigeria’s capitals, Abuja where the awards will be held.
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.
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.
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’ 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.’
11.08: Glo ambassadors Bez, Flavour and Omawunmi perform the new Glo song as the programme ends
11.00: Aubameyang gives his thank you speech
10.58: And to the final award the African footballer of the year award … Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Aubameyang named Africa’s best
In third place is Andre Ayew
10.40: Flavour and Awilo Logomba perform
10.29: FIFA Platinum award goes to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria
10.46: The Leader of the year award goes to Abdiqani Said Arab (Somalia)
1045: African XI: Robert Kidiba, Serge Aurier, Aymen Abdennour, Mohammed Meftah, Andre Ayew, Yaya Toure, Saido Mane, Yacine Brahimi, Mbwana Aly Samatta, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Baghdad Bounedjah
Substitutes: Djigui Diarra, Azubuike Okechukwu, Kelechi Nwakali, Zinedane Ferhat, Adama Traore, Victor Osimhen, Kermit Ereamus
No Nigerian in CAF First XI but well represented on the substitute bench.
Africa’s Finest XI 2015 substitutes
Africa’s Finest XI 2015
10.35: Nigeria’s D’Banj is performing Top of the world on the stage
10.30: The award for the African legend of the year award goes to Charles Kumi Gyamfi, Samuel Mbappe Leppe,
10.26: Referee of the year award goes to Papa Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
10.23: The women player of the year award goes to Gaelle Enganamouit (Cameroon)
Women’s Player of the Year – Gaëlle Enganamouit
10.14: The coach of the year award goes to Herve Renard (France) -Former coach of Cote D’Ivoire (led Ivory coast to the 2015 AFCON title)
10.20: Youth player of the year award goes to Nigeria’s Golden Eaglet Victor Osimhen
Osimhen lashes a shot into the net to put Nigeria ahead against Mali at Chile 2015
10.03: Legendary musician King Sunny Ade joins Bez on the stage…Bez and KSA are praised by the crowd for their performance
10.00: Bez performs to the crowd…he sings stupid song with a faster tempo
9.56: TP Mazembe of Congo win the club team of the year award
TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo defeated USM Alger from Algeria, 2-0 to win the competition for the fifth time
9.47: Nigerian songstress Di’ja is performing
9.45: Ahmed Soultan performing on stage
9.40: Cameroon win the women national team of the year award
9.38: Ivory Coast win national team of the year…they win the first award of the night. The team beat the Golden Eaglets to the title.
Yaya Toure and teammates celebrate as Ivory Coast won the 2015 AFCON
9.25: CAF president and acting FIFA president Issa Hayatou is on the stage giving the opening address
Issa Hayatou giving the opening address
A view of the whats happening inside; Glo-CAF awards
Enyimba FC chairman Felix Anyansi
Aubameyang and Ayew arrive with their fathers
All is getting set for the Glo-CAF awards 2015 which which be held in Abuja, Nigeria.
A number of stars have announced their arrival in Nigeria. The likes of Player of the Year nominees Andre Ayew and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang have arrived Nigeria’s capitals, Abuja where the awards will be held.
Andre Ayew arrives for the Glo-CAF awards
Korede Bello at the Glo-CAF awards rehearsals
Also nominated in the category is the victorious U-17 Golden Eaglets team that won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.
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.
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’ 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.’
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