Joel Ajayi The Chairman of the Football Association FA in the Federal Capital Territory Alhaji Adam Mouktar Mohammed was conferred with the prestigious award of “Excellence for Football Development” on Monday Night in faraway Paris, France. The award was organized by Babatunde Ojora, OJB MEDIA NETWORK, a registered company in Paris, France. where footballers like Moses Simon, Chiamaka Nnadozie, and John Utaka amongst others were among the Winners of the Nigeria-France Award At the inaugural Nigeria-France Award on Monday in Paris The organisers of the award said  Mouktar  was  carefully chosen for his giant strides  since he took over the reins of  FCTFA Indeed, Alhaji Mouktar’s developmental strides have made football purists pick  FCT FA as among the working FA in Nigeria and organizers of the award disclosed he was picked on merit because of his commitment to the development of sports in Nigeria. The award gala was graced by Ambassador Tunde Mustapha, the Nigerian Ambassador to France; H.E. Dr. Hajo Sani OON, the Ambassador Permanent Delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO; His Excellency Rt. Hon Philip Shuaibu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State; Hon. Dr. Mercy Akpama, Chair of the Cross River State House of Assembly Committee on Youths and Sports Development; Mr. Sola Aiyepeku; Adam Mouktar Muhammed; Yusuf Alli; and the Executive Chairmen and Commissioners for Sports from Lagos, FCT, and Edo States, among others. The four judges for the award were Juliet Bawuah, the SWAG Journalist of the Year 2022 and GJA Journalist of the Year 2022; the esteemed Oluwashina Okeleji from BBC Sports; the basketball expert and journalist, Queen John-Moseph; and Jonathan Johnson, a football journalist based in France for CBS Sports Golazo. Full List of Award Winners Humanitarian Award – Moses Simon Ambassadorial Award – John Chukwudi Utaka Ambassadorial Award – Nguveren Goovy Ambassadorial Award – Segun Moses Toriola Ambassadorial Award – Elderson Echiejile Ambassadorial Award – Ayodele Ikuesan Break-out player of the year (football) – Akor Adams Break-out player of the year (Basketball men) – E.J. Anosike Break out player of the year (Basketball Women) – Amy Okonkwo Outstanding achievements in journalism – Oluwashina Okeleji Goalkeeper of the year – Chiamaka Nnadozie Excellence for Football Development – Adam Mouktar Mohammed (FCT Football Association Chairman, Abuja, Nigeria) The most influential Nigerian player in the last decade in Ligue 1 – Victor Osimhen MFR Sportsperson of Nigerian descent – Lesley Ugochukwu Excellence for Football Development – Sola Aiyepeku (Executive Chairman – Lagos State Sports Commission)