Sports
Top Sports and Government Dignitaries to Grace NNL/PROSTAR /SPORTLIGHT HUB/Monthly Awards as Guests of Honour

Joel Ajayi
In what promises to be a star-studded occasion, the upcoming edition of the PROSTAR/NNL Monthly Awards will be graced by an impressive lineup of dignitaries from Nigeria’s sporting and political landscape.
Among those confirmed to attend as Guests of Honour are:
1. Chief Sunday Akin Dare, former Minister of Youth and Sports and current Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Public Communications.
2. Bukola Olopade, Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), renowned for his contributions to sports development across Nigeria.
3. Prince Anthony Adeyinka Adeboye, Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Grassroots Sports, known for championing community-level engagement in sporting activities.
4. Major General Ibrahim Shuaibu, former Director of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), recognized for his efforts in youth development and sports mobilization.
5. Saidu Abubakar, Chief of Staff to the NSC Chairman, expected to bring a message of renewed collaboration between the NSC and league organizers.
6. Top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), signaling institutional support for the growth of the Nigeria National League (NNL).
7. Alhaji Mouktar Mohammed, Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Football Association (FCT FA), noted for his role in promoting football at the grassroots level in Abuja.
8. Sunday Mba, the celebrated 2013 AFCON hero whose winning goal secured Nigeria’s continental triumph, will also be in attendance, adding a touch of football legend glamour to the event.
- Femi Ajilore, 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist and former Super Eagles international
The PROSTAR/NNL Monthly Awards are aimed at recognizing outstanding performances and contributions in the Nigeria National League, Nigeria’s second-tier football division. The awards have become a rallying point for fostering excellence, encouraging grassroots development, and building stronger ties between government bodies and football stakeholders.
With this distinguished guest list, the upcoming award ceremony is set to be a memorable gathering of sports administrators, policy influencers, and national heroes.
The venue of the event will be Viewpoint Hotel, Wuse Zone 7. Date: Wednesday 18 June 2015. Time: 11am
NNL/ PROSTAR/ SPORTLIGHT HUB AWARDS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025
- Highest Goal Scorer
Gukut M. Chindi
Edel FC 2.Best Goal Keeper
Efevwerha Joke
Warri Wolves FC - Best Coach
Napoleon Ahuma
Warri Wolves FC - Best Behaved Team
Sokoto Utd FC - Most Valuable Player
Valentine Ugwu
Solution FC - Goal Of The Month
Shamasu Mohammed
Barau FC - BEST REFEREE
Abubaker Zubairu Katsina State Referees Council
PROSTAR/ NNL/ Sportlight HUB
AWARDS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2025
- Highest Goal Scorer
Yakubu Wonderson
Wikki Tourists FC - Best Goal Keeper
Bala Favour
Inter Lagos FC - Best Coach
Shakiru Favour Giwa
Inter Lagos FC - Best Behaved Team
Sokoto Utd FC - Most Valuable Player
Gabriel Olalekan
Osun Utd FC - Goal Of The Month
Aniete Ukoh
Dakkada FC - BEST REFEREE
DANIEL AMADU Kaduna State Referees Council
Sports
National Aquatic Federation Join forces with world Aquatics To Host Level 2 Coaching Clinic

Joel Ajayi
The Nigeria Aquatic Federation of Nigeria (NAqF) in collaboration with the World Aquatics will be Conducting a National Level 2 Coaches Clinic.
The Coaching Course which is Facilitated by CEDRIC FINCH will take place at The Swimming pool of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
With registration ended at 12 Noon on Friday 13 the of June 2024, 49 Coaches across the Federation will be participating in the Training sessions which will be both Practical and theoretical.
Speaking ahead of the Program The President of the Federation Chief Mrs Chinonye Daphey Aliyu explained the aim of organising events like this is to equip coaches across the Nation with the required skills and bring them up to speed with modern trends and and the ever changing rules and regulations that govern the sports
The Event will run from the 19th – 22nd of June 2025
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