The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, will be honoured with the Pitch Star Award at Saturday night’s showpiece Night of Stars ceremony in Calabar.
Saturday’s event, the forerunner of the inaugural edition of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, will come up at the Transcorp Hotels (formerly Metropolitan Hotel).
It will start at 9pm.
Red carpet starts at 8pm.
The Chief Executive of Matchmakers Consult International, Shina Philips, said on Thursday that Imoke deserves the award for his immense contributions to the qualification of the Super Eagles for the 29th Africa Cup of Nations, which they won in South Africa.
Philips said: “Indeed, Governor Imoke’s contributions to the growth of Nigeria football have endeared him to the good people of Cross River State and Nigerians in general.
“The 2012 Pitch Star Award is for his immense support to the Super Eagles and Golden Eaglets in their qualifying games in 2012.
“Governor Imoke is a real Star whose support for Nigeria football should be emulated by other state chief executives and all other persons in positions of authority and with capacity to make an impact in the life of the Nigeria youth by supporting and promoting sports.”
On Wednesday, Imoke received the Cup of Nations trophy at the Executive Chambers of the Cross River State Government House and rewarded the team with N25 million and a plot of land each, with another N5 million for the Nigeria Football Federation.
The guest list for Saturday night’s event, where Super Eagles’ players and coaches will be special guests, has been boosted with the invitation of the Minister/Chairman, NSC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi; Minister of Culture, Edem Duke; the Inspector General of Police, M.D. Abubakar; the Chairman of Senate Sports Committee, Adamu Gumba; and the Chairman of the House of Reps’ Committee on Sports, Godfrey Gaiya.
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