Emmanuel Olowo, Stanley Ohawuchi and Ikechukwu Ibenegbu have been short-listed for the Heartland FC Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the 2010/11 season.
Olowo has been a consistent performer in the heart of the defence for ‘The Naze Millionaires’ for several seasons and former youth international striker Ohawuchi has fired home some very important goals since he joined the club last year.
Midfielder ‘Mosquito’ Ibenegbu, who is a Nigeria ‘B’ international as well as beach soccer star, has brought creativity to the engine-room.
A statement by the club’s media officer, Cajetan Nkwopara, over the weekend said the final round of voting to select the winner was already in progress, while the award ceremony will be performed during the fund-raising dinner cum award night slated for Saturday, December 17 in Owerri.
Also, four other players, namely Daniel Akpeyi, Kalu Orji Okagbue, Benjamin Francis and Chinedu Udeh are all in contention for the Best Behaved Player (BBP) award, while Obinna Nwachukwu, Tope Olusesi, Morris Enete and Onuwa Chukwuka are vying for the Most Promising Young Player (MPYP) award.
The screening committee headed by Promise Nwachukwu is expected to complete work by Wednesday to enable the organisers contact the winners.
According to the statement, all the players, coaches and management staff were eligible to vote.
Several ex-internationals will also be honoured during the occasion.
The event which is part of the strategy designed to bring Heartland FC closer to the corporate world, will be hosted by the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha.