Ten Nigerians have bagged the topmost and inaugural award of the Nigeria National League, NNL for their various efforts in developing sports and football in particular.
The maiden NNL Football Award took place at the Premium Hall of the Salt Lake Hotel in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, with Ebonyi State governor, His Excellency Engineer David Umahi, Chairman, Senate Committee on Sports, Distinguished Senator Obinna Ogba, Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick, leading the pack of Awardees in the first ever organized award by the Most Important League in the country.
Business magnate, revered Sports administrator and former board member of the NFF, Chief Gabriel Chukwuma (Nnayereugo Nnewi), Chairman Premier Lotto (Baba Ijebu) Dr. Chief Kessington Adebutu, who powered the just concluded AGM of the NNL, Hon. Kunle Soname; K. C. Gamings Limited(Bet9ja title sponsors of the NNL 2016-2018), Bro. Felix Obuah (The financier of Go- Round Football Club of Omoku, Rivers State), all bagged awards at the event.
Others are Football administrators Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau who is NFF Board member and Zamfara State Football Association Chairman, former Nigerian international and chairman of NNL club side, Kogi United, Abdul Sule who is also president of NNL Club Owners Association (NALCOMA).
NNL Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Emmanuel Adesanya told said the essence of the award is to acknowledge those who made and are still making high-impact contributions to the development of sports and football specifically.
“It is the very best of our beliefs and perhaps that of others, we consider them as major gladiators in shaping sports, as you all know sports is a great employer of labour and majority of the Nigerian youths are engaged in it”
Adesanya, added that the development in Abakaliki is the beginning of an event set to honour more Nigerians, particularly those supporting NNL and the development of the beautiful game (Football) in the country by the new management team of NNL under the leadership of distinguished Senator Obinna Ogba.
He further stated that NNL in the 2020/2021 League season will extend same gesture to match officials who will distinguish themselves in the course of discharging their duties in the new season.
