Sportsville announces date for 2026 Award Ceremony

Sportsville announces date for 2026 Award Ceremony

Organisers of one of Nigeria's most glamorous and credible sports award ceremony have announced a date for this year’s edition.

According to a release signed by Harry Iwuala, the chairman of this year’s award committee, the ceremony comes up in Lagos on Saturday, March 28th, at the prestigious Lagos Country Club, Ikeja.

“We re delighted to announce a date for this year’s ceremony following a painstaking planning and selection process. It has been months of planning and preparations, and I am glad that we have finally picked a date for the ceremony, Iwuala, the Media Director of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) added.

“We will be unveiling the personalities and corporate organizations to be celebrated very soon, but I can assure you that they are men and women who have done a good job in sports development in the country.

“Our selection process was thorough to keep faith with the Award motto, which is credibility, Iwuala, who also has headed the Media Committee of the highly successful Niger Delta Games in successive editions, said.

Speaking also on the awards, the Chief Executive Officer of Sportsville Communication Ltd, the organizers of the award, Frank Ilaboya, says planning for this year’s award has begun assuring the sports community of exciting innovations this time.

“This year will be our 6th edition, and I am happy with the impact and progress the award has made in the country.

“One thing that gives me joy is the credibility of the award we give out every year. We ensure that those truly deserving get the award. And we are determined to keep doing this year after year.

“For this year’s edition, awards will be given out in seven categories, Sports Icon, Sports Personality and Sports Transformative Categories.

“Others are Special Recognition Category, Achievers Category, Innovative Category, as well as Sports Facilities Category.

“We will keep on working hard year in and year out until we achieve our target of making the Sportsville Special Recognition Award the best and most glamorous not only in Nigeria but in Africa.

“The past five years have proven to be exciting, and the level of plaudits from the awardeees and non awardeees alike show that we are on the right course,” Ilaboya added.

Sportsville Special Recognition Award was initiated five years ago as part of the activities marking 20 years of continuous broadcast of Sportsville as independent producer of sports in Nigeria.

Today, Sportsville remains one of the longest running independent sports shows on air in sub-Saharan Africa.