Top Sports and Government Figures Set to Grace PROSTAR/NNL/Sportlight Hub Monthly Awards

Posted : 17 June 2025

The Nigeria National League (NNL) is set to conclude its 2024/2025 season in grand style with the final edition of the PROSTAR/NNL Monthly Awards, scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at West Point Hotel, Wuse Zone 7, Abuja, by 2 p.m. prompt.

This highly anticipated ceremony will bring together a stellar lineup of sports and government personalities, celebrating excellence and fostering grassroots football development across Nigeria.

Notable dignitaries confirmed to attend include:

Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON) – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
Chief Sunday Akin Dare – Former Minister of Youth and Sports; Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media and Public Communications
Bukola Olopade – Director General, National Sports Commission (NSC)
Prince Anthony Adeyinka Adeboye – SA to the President on Grassroots Sports
Major General Ibrahim Shuaibu – Former DG of the NYSC
Salihu Abubakar – Chief of Staff to the NSC Chairman
Alhaji Mouktar Mohammed – Chairman, FCT Football Association (FCT FA)
Sunday Mba – 2013 AFCON-winning hero
Femi Ajilore – 2008 Olympic silver medalist
Fanny Amun – Former NFF General Secretary and U-17 FIFA World Cup-winning coach
FCT Director of Sports, among other respected figures

The ceremony will honour outstanding performances in the league and spotlight individuals and teams who have demonstrated excellence, sportsmanship, and commitment during the season.

PROSTAR/NNL/Sportlight Hub Awards – April 2025 Winners

Highest Goal Scorer: Gukut M. Chindi (Edel FC)
Best Goalkeeper: Efevwerha Joke (Warri Wolves FC)
Best Coach: Napoleon Ahuma (Warri Wolves FC)
Best Behaved Team: Sokoto United FC
Most Valuable Player: Valentine Ugwu (Solution FC)
Goal of the Month: Shamasu Mohammed (Barau FC)
Best Referee: Abubaker Zubairu (Katsina State Referees Council)

May 2025 Winners

Highest Goal Scorer: Yakubu Wonderson (Wikki Tourists FC)
Best Goalkeeper: Bala Favour (Inter Lagos FC)
Best Coach: Shakiru Favour Giwa (Inter Lagos FC)
Best Behaved Team: Sokoto United FC
Most Valuable Player: Gabriel Olalekan (Osun United FC)
Goal of the Month: Aniete Ukoh (Dakkada FC)
Best Referee: Daniel Amadu (Kaduna State Referees Council)

This award series has grown to become a unifying platform for recognizing talent in Nigeria’s second-tier league, strengthening bonds between football stakeholders and government bodies, and laying a foundation for sustainable sports growth across the nation.

Top Sports and Government Figures Set to Grace PROSTAR/NNL/Sportlight Hub Monthly Awards

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