The African Football King will be crowned at the Awards Night holding at the International Convention Centre, Abuja on January 5, 2017
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Nigeria’s duo of Oghenekaro Etebo and Victor Osimhen crowned their 2015 with awards in different categories
At a joint press conference by CAF, the highest football authority in Africa and Globacom, the sponsor of the annual CAF Awards, CAF said the investiture of President Buhari with the Platinum Award will be held during the Glo-CAF Award Gala at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on January 7, 2016
The trio was unveiled at a press conference attended by CAF Executive member, Anjorin Moucharafou, and Glo representatives on Monday in Abuja, Nigeria
In a press statement released on Tuesday in Lagos, Globacom said: “The Glo-CAF Awards 2015 is where you will meet the greatest African football legends, including the new African Footballer of the Year and winners in 12 other categories.
Afolabi Gambari of the National Mirror told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that late accreditation of journalists had always been a recurring issue
In a statement from the organisers of the awards, Globacom, Okocha and two former African Footballers of the year, Nwankwo Kanu and Victor Nosa Ikpeba, are expected to grace the awards aptly labeled the Oscars of African football
The Confederation of African Football on Thursday in Cairo unveiled the top three nominees for the 2014 Glo-CAF African Footballer of the year Award, which will be held in Lagos, Nigeria on January 8, 2015
The annual award event, sponsored by national operator, Globacom, is held to celebrate the continent’s finest footballers and administrators and is attended by world sports icons, businessmen and entertainment heavyweights
Legends of the game, including the prestigious African Player of the Year, and winners in 15 other categories will be unveiled during the Gala night
Egypt’s Mohammed Aboutreika beat Nigeria’s Sunday Mba to the African Player of the year based in Africa
Accompanied by his wife, Alhaji Hayatou arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 1.30pm and was received by the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, and Globacom’s Executive Director (Special Projects), Mike Jibutoh
The contenders for the crown are Ivorian duo, Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba, who are facing stiff opposition from Nigeria’s John Obi Mikel
The African football supremo will be arriving in Lagos at 1.25pm aboard a Cameroonian Airliner, and Maigari, alongside the NFF Vice President, Chief Mike Umeh; Members of the Executive Committee, Chief Emeka Inyama, Deji Tinubu, Alhaji Muazu Suleyman and Alhaji Yusuf Ahmed Fresh; as well as Assistant Director (Media), Ademola Olajire; and top officials of Globacom Communications will be on hand to receive him
Prominent on the list is the masked artiste from Nigeria, Lagbaja, who is expected to keep the night alive with his Afro-Calypso genre of music, a product of various influences ranging from traditional Yoruba music to Jazz
The event has since been held in five cities: the 2005 edition was
held in Abuja (Nigeria), 2006 in Accra (Ghana), 2007 in Lome (Togo),
2008 in Lagos (Nigeria), 2009 in Accra (Ghana), 2010 in Cairo (Egypt)
and the last two editions in Accra, Ghana