All is now set for the 2014 Glo- CAF awards
gala night scheduled to hold tomorrow at the
Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites,
Lagos, Nigeria. Illustrious sons and daughters of Africa who
have distinguished themselves across the
world playing or administering the game of
football in the last one year will be honoured
at the event, rated as Oscars of African
Football. The awards are the most prestigious in
Africa, conferred on outstanding players,
coaches, supporters and administrators by
the continents’ highest football authority
and bankrolled by one of Africa’s biggest
brands, Globacom. Many of the award recipients, sports
dignitaries, government officials and football
administrators led by the President of CAF,
Mr. Issa Hayatou and executive members of
the continental body, CAF have started
arriving in Lagos for the ceremony. Globacom, in a press statement in Lagos on
Wednesday, said that “the Glo-CAF Awards
2014 will parade the greatest African football
legends, including the new African Footballer
of the Year and winners in 12 other
categories.” The categories include African Player of The Year (Based in Africa), National
Team of The Year, Club of The Year, and
Coach of The Year. Other categories are Women’s National
Team of The Year, Women’s Footballer of
The Year, Most Promising Talent, Referee of
The Year, Legend of The year, Fair Play
Award, Platinum Award and Africa Finest XI. CAF recently released the final list of three
shortlisted players competing for the prized
African Footballer of the Year awards. They are Nigerian Vincent Enyeama who
currently plays for Lille in France, three
times African Player of the Year, Manchester
City and Cote d’ Ivoire Midfielder, Yaya
Toure, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of
Gabon and Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

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