23rd January, 2015
The 2014 Glo-CAF Award gala will be aired this weekend by two television networks for the benefit of Nigerians who missed the live broadcast on Thursday, 8 January, 2015.
The sponsor of the award, Globacom said on Friday that Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, will broadcast the event on Saturday, 24 January by 10p.m, while the African Independent Television, AIT will air it on Sunday, 25 January, by 10p.m.
According to Globacom, the re-broadcast is an opportunity for Nigerians who missed the live telecast earlier in the month to relive some of the greatest moments of the biggest night in African football.
It will be recalled that Ivorien International and Manchester City of England’s midfielder, Yaya Toure emerged as the African Football Footballer of the Year during the event, making it the fourth time.
The Manchester City FC midfielder ousted the likes of Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama (who came in second and third respectively) to win the coveted prize. Globacom has been sponsoring the event since 2005. Other winners on the night are:
•African Player of the Year – Based in Africa
Firmin Mubele Ndombe (DR Congo and AS Vita)
•Women’s Player of the Year
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and River Angels)
•Youth Player of the Year
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and River Angels)
•Most Promising Talent
Yacine Brahimi (Algeria and Porto)
•Coach of the Year
Kheireddine Madoui (ES Setif)
•National Team of the Year
Algeria
•Women’s National Team of the Year
Nigeria
•Club of the Year
ES Setif (Algeria)
•Referee of the Year
Papa Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
•Football Leader of the Year
Moise Katumbi Chapwe – President of TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
•African Legend award
Oryx Club (Cameroon) – winners of the maiden edition of CAF Champions
League 1964 Stade Malien (Mali) – runner up of the maiden edition of
CAF Champion’s League 1964
•Platinum Award
Dr Kwame Nkrumah (First President of Ghana)His Excellency Goodluck
Jonthan (President of Nigeria)