The nominations for the 2015 edition of our prestigious Nigerian Sports Award are now open, kick starting the 4th edition of the award.

Speaking at a press conference held in Lagos, on Thursday, the chairman of the award panel, Mr. Ikeddy Isiguzo disclosed that the 2015 edition of the award promises to be more eventful than the previous editions.
He noted that the panel is set to introduce some new activities which include the Nigerian Sports Dialogue and Legacy Project for the winners of the Lifetime Award to further promote sports development in the country. The Nigerian Sports Dialogue which is scheduled to hold sometimes in August 2015 is set up as an avenue for Nigerian sports stakeholders to converge and deliberate on issues bothering on sports development in Nigeria.
It was also revealed that there will be 19 award categories this year and that the Award ceremony will be held in Lagos on the 13th of November at a yet to be disclosed venue. The categories are – Ball Sports Person of the Year (Tennis, Table tennis, Basketball, handball) ,Coach of the Year, Combat Sports Person of the Year (Karate, Judo, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Boxing ),Discovery of the Year, Footballer of the Year (Women),Footballer of the Year (Men) ,Special Sports Person of the Year, Sports Administrator of the Year and Sports Governor of the Year, Sportsman of the Year, Sportswoman of the Year, Sports Journalist of the Year (Radio), Sports Journalist of the Year (TV), Sports Journalist of the Year (Print), Sports Photo Journalist of the Year, School Sport Award, Team of the Year, Track and Field Star of the Year and Weightlifter of the Year.

The nomination process for the 2015 edition will include the use of social media platforms – Twitter and Facebook – as well as via the award website, to enable more participation. Hard copies of the nomination forms will also be dropped off at the Sport Ministries (State & Federal) and Sports Federations for even more accessibility.
A member of the Award Panel, Mr. Ejiro Omonode, also used the occasion to call on sports loving corporate organizations, Government, well-meaning individuals and Sports philanthropists to throw their weight behind the Nigerian Sport Award by sponsoring the 2015 edition.