Nigeria Pitch Awards: Mikel, Moses, Ndidi to know fate in Port Harcourt

Organisers of one of the country’s football awards, the Nigeria Pitch Awards have announced the date and venue for the 2017/18 award ceremony.

Three Super Eagles players, Victor Moses of Chelsea FC, Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester FC and John Mikel Obi of Tianjin Teda will be battling for the top prize at the award ceremony.

Speaking in Lagos on Monday, Shina Philips, initiator of the awards said the Award Ceremony will hold on Monday 28 May at the Le Meridien Ogeyi Place in the Garden City of Port Harcourt.

Mr Philips said after deliberations, the committee agreed that Port Harcourt was the best venue for the 5th award ceremony of the Nigeria Pitch Awards.

”The committee had a long and serious deliberation and finally decided that Port Harcourt would be the best location for the 5th edition of the awards,” Philips said. “The Garden City has been a centre of sporting activities for a long time and a home for the Super Eagles,’’ he added

Mr Philips thanked all the voters and members of the Nigerian media for their support for the Nigeria Pitch Awards.

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Tunde Eludini

Tunde Eludini is a graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria where he studied International Relations. He is a Senior Correspondent coordinating the sports section for PREMIUM TIMES. Twitter: @tundeyeludini

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