The 11th edition of the annual Nigeria Pitch Awards is set to take centre stage and as organisers of the prestigious awards have announced plans for the awards, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The voting by sports editors spread across the 36 states of the federation would begin on Monday 25th November 2024 and end on Sunday 5th January 2025.
Besides, the organisers say the award nominees will be made known at a press conference in January, 2025 while the main ceremony will hold in March, 2025.
Speaking in the nation’s capital, Abuja, Shina Philips, the President of the Nigeria Pitch Awards on a visit to NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau, stated that arrangements, including the hosting an award Conference, have been concluded.
He stated further that collation of votes would be done by SIAO Partners, Nigeria’s foremost indigenous accounting and auditing firm which have the awards’ independent vote collation body in the last decade.
‘The 11th Award Ceremony will be preceded by an Award Conference scheduled to host an array of guests and speakers from across the globe. The Conference, with the theme ‘A Viable Football Ecosystem as Catalyst for Economic Prosperity In Nigeria’, is designed to engender discussions on how the country can manage football to achieve economic prosperity for Nigeria and Nigerians.’ he noted.
Uche Dozie