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December 23, 2019 African Player of the Year: premier league’s final three

African Player of the Year: premier league’s final three

The three-man shortlist which was released by the Confederation of African Football on Sunday, has Senegal’s Sadio Mane, who plays for Liverpool, his clubmate Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Algeria forward Riyad Mahrez.

The list was pruned down from the 10-man shortlist which was released by CAF on December 10.

Shortlists for other categories were also reduced to three each.

The shortlist of top three nominees for each award category was reached following votes from a CAF Technical & Development Committee and a panel of media experts with emphasis on the nominees’ performance during the year under review, 2019.

“It also included votes from a select panel of CAF Legends, made up of former winners of the prestigious African Player of the Year award. The legends took part in the voting process for the Player of the Year (Men & Women),” CAF said on its website.

Super Eagles duo of Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze will slug it out with Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi for the African Youth Player of the Year award.

Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala makes the Women’s Player of  The Year shortlist, which also has Cameroon’s Ajara Nchout and Thembi Kgatlana from South Africa.

Former Falcons coach Thomas Dennerby is in contention for the Women’s Coach of the Year award, after being shortlisted alongside Cameroon’s Alain Djeumfa and Desiree Ellis from South Africa, while the Falcons are also among the final three shortlist for the Women’s National Team of The Year award.

Winners of the player of the year (men and women) and male and female coach of the year will be determined by votes from coaches, technical directors and captains of senior national teams from CAF member associations.

Winners of each category will be announced during the CAF Awards ceremony on January 7, 2020 at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh, Hurghada, Egypt.

December 23, 2019 Ajagba knocks out Kiladze

Ajagba knocks out Kiladze

Efe Ajagba further boosted his growing reputation with a fifth-round knockout of his opponent Kiladze at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.

Ajagba knocked down Kiladze twice in the fight, first in the second round and then again in the fifth.

It was a win that came after Ajagba got up from the canvas following a knockout in the third round. It was a knockdown that came in a highly unusual sequence.

A powerful right hand from Ajagba had wobbled Kiladze badly in the final minute of the third and the Nigerian backed away thinking his opponent would go down.

But Kiladze remained on his feet and landed a punch with his right hand on Ajagba and for the first time in his professional career, the Nigerian went down. He, however, wasn’t badly hurt and beat referee Thomas Taylor’s count to continue the fight.

Ajagba continued his dominance and knocked out Kiladze in the fifth round. The Georgia native, however, beat Taylor’s count to continue the fight but the referee stopped their scheduled 10-rounder at 2:09 of the fifth round as Ajabga continued to land numerous punches to his opponent which made Kiladze’s trainer throw in the towel.

Ajagba, a 2016 Nigerian Olympian now has a 12-fight winning run with 10 knockouts.

December 20, 2019 APC Faction In Edo Rejects Senate Led Reconcilation Committee.

APC Faction In Edo Rejects Senate Led Reconcilation Committee.

In Edo state, the Obaseki/Shaibu Movement, a support group for the re-election of Governor, Godwin Obaseki; and his Deputy, Philip Shaibu has rejected the APC reconciliation committee led by Senate President, Ahmed Lawan.

 

The committee was set up by the party’s National Working Committee to resolve the lingering crisis in the state chapter.

 

The former National Chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun declared support for the second term bid of Governor, Godwin Obaseki.

 

Edo State Indigenes in Abuja, Oyegun asked those who are against the governor’s ambition to have a re-think.

December 20, 2019 EFCC Arrest Former Minister Of Justice, Mohammed Adoke.

EFCC Arrest Former Minister Of Justice, Mohammed Adoke.

The former Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke is currently in the custody of the EFCC.

 

He was handed over to the agency yesterday by the Interpol on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from Dubai.

 

Adoke was taken into custody by the EFCC for his alleged involvement in the granting of the Oil Prospecting License (OPL) 245 to Shell and Eni.His lawyer, Mike Ozekhome said Adoke is innocent of charges against him.

 

The Special assistant to the EFCC Chairman on Media, Tony Amokeodo denied the claim by Adoke’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome that he was not being allowed access to anyone by security operatives.

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