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Touted as the next
big sensation for the Super Eagles attack, Kano Pillars striker, Ahmed
Musa leads the list of nominees for the maiden Naija Premier League
Awards.

Musa, who currently
leads the goal scorers’ chart on the local scene with fifteen goals, is
also on the verge of breaking the all-time highest goal record scored
in a season by a player.

The award, which is
the first independent award for the Premier League in Nigeria is set to
make its debut at the end of the ongoing season.

The award will be
unveiled at an event tagged ‘Naija Premier League Awards.’ It is an
initiative aimed at celebrating the performances of players, coaches
and clubs of the Nigerian elite division.

Chief Executive of
Naija Premier League Awards, Ojeikere Aikhoje, disclosed that the award
would go a long way in encouraging the players and coaches plying their
trade on the home front over the weekend.

Celebrating players
and coaches Aikhoje stated that the success of the Naija Premier League
Player and Manager of the Month Awards has boosted the newly-introduced
end of season awards.

“Coaches and
players in the league have commended our team for the monthly award
that has been on since January 2010. We have been able to celebrate the
players and coaches because they are the real stars in the league,” he
said.

Players who have
won the monthly award include Kano Pillars’ Ahmad Musa (January), Kwara
United’s Ukeyima Akombo (February) and Kaduna United’s Savior Stephen
(March), while the coaches are Salisu Yusuf of Kano Pillars (January
& March) as well as Justin Tenger of Kwara United (February).

Aikhoje added that
the success of the Nigerian team at the recent WAFU Nations Cup is an
indication of the ability of the home-based players to rise to the
occasion.

He reiterated the
fact that the players in the domestic league are the future of the
National Teams, adding that the only way to challenge their creativity
is to reward them.

It would be
recalled that six players from the local league were also part of the
44-man list released by Super Eagles coach Lars Largerback The Naija
Premier League Awards is the property of two online publications on the
Nigerian League:naijaligue.blogspot.com and naijapremierleague.com.