The second edition of the Nigeria Sports award (NSA) has in their final phase of voting for the Award nominated top three finalists for all categories of the award.

CEOAFRICA gathered that the NSA promoted by Unmissable Incentives Limited in partnership with Master Sports International and Sports Radio 88.9 (Brilla FM) has nominated MIkel Obi, VICTOR Moses and Sunday Mba for the sportsman of the year Award while Blessing Okagbare, Cecelia Out-Akpan, Ebere Orji for the Sportswoman of the year and then, Divine Oduduru Oghenekaro Etebo, Adewale Deborah for the Discovery of the Year Award.

The General Manager, Unmissable incentives, Mr. Kayode Idowu while unveiling the list of the top three finalists for all categories of the award at a press conference held yesterday noted that the short listing took almost 10hrs to scrutinize the long list of nominations from members of the public to narrow it down to the top three for each category.

He listed further that the reigning African Football Champion, the Super eagles, Warri Wolves Football Club and Kano Pillars Football Club were the top three nominees for the Team of the Year Award while the coach of the victorious Super Eagles, Coach Stephen Keshi battles Manu Garba of Golden Eaglets for the Coach of the year category.

Other nominees for other categories are; School Sports – Ogedengbe primary school Warri, Keke High School, Agege, Greensprings School, Lagos, Sports administration of the year – Amju Pinnick, Solomon Ogba & Aminu Maigari and Sports governor of the year – Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), Liyel Imoke.

Chairman of the Award Panel, Mr. Ikeddy Isiguzo explained at the conference that public voting is open for the Sportsman and Sportswoman categories while other category winners would be decided by the panel.