Nigeria: Enyeama, Nkwocha Win Ait Football Awards

Femi Solaja

9 March 2011

Super Eagles goal keeper, Vincent Enyeama, Tuesday night emerged the new AIT Footballer of the Year ahead of last year’s winner Osaze Odemwingie at the ceremony which held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Hotel, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The Hapoel Tel Aviv goal tender, who came in late into the programme, dedicated the award to God, all his team mates in the Super Eagles and the sporting press for their constructive criticism of him over the years and promised to be a better sport man in the coming years.

“I am happy for this moment and I wish to dedicate the award to every member of the national team who stood by me during the matches up to the World Cup finals in South Africa and same applies to all the coaches I had worked with since my days as an amateur player,” he commented.

The event which had in attendance, BBC’s African Footballer of the Year winner, Ghanaian, Asamoah Gyan who was honoured with a special award, while Perpetua Nkwocha was named the Woman Footballer of the year winner ahead of Stella Mbachu and Desire Oparanozie.

The duo of Ahmed Musa and Desire Oparanozie won the Footballer of the Year (National) while Kenneth Kundur and Loveth Ayila are the Young Player of the Year recipients.

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