Mba, Akpata, Imadu others shine at Sportsville Award Nite
It was a night of glitz and glamour as the 2025 sportsville awards ceremony took center stage at Eko Club in Lagos on Thursday. The event which attracted several bigwigs in Nigerian sports created a unique atmosphere for camaraderie and felicitation.
Twenty-two eminent personalities and corporate organisations were honored with the prestigious Sportsville Special Recognition Award for their contributions to the development of sports in Nigeria over the years.
Among those honoured on the night is one-time CAF and FIFA advisor on refereeing Linus Mba, who baged the Sportsville Sports ICON Award for his contributions to referees development in Nigeria.
The General Manager of Rangers International Amobi Ezeaku
recieved the SV football administrator of the year award, while the president of the Nigeria Cricket Federation Dr. Uyi Akpata, got the SV Sports Personality Of The Year Award.
Other Awardees on the night includes, Barr. Christopher Green, the Commissioner For Sports’ River State,
Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer of the Nigerian Premier Football League, Chioma Ajunwa, Terry Eguaoje, coach Emannuel Osahon, coach Fany Amun, and Rotimi Pedro.
Also on the lists of SV award recipients are Omonlei Imadu, CEO Yucateco Boxing Promotions, Paul Ngadiuba, Boye Oyerinde, President Nigeria Squash Federation, Lagos State FA boss Gafar Liameed, Giadomeneco Masari, President Nigeria Cycling Federation, Moyo Ogunseinde, while late Molade Okoya-Thomas received was honored posthumously.
The Nigeria Scrabble Federation recieved the honours for the most innovative Sports Federation. Osa Sonny Adun, the Founder of DBN television baged the Sportsville Sports ICON Award, and Kingsley Awodi, the CEO Afrikings recieved the SV Special Recognition Award for his contributions to sports infrastructural development. While Optima Energy and Peculiar Ultimate Concerns Ltd received the SV Corporate Award for their contributions to sports development in the country.
The CEO of Sportsville Frank Ilaboya, in his remarks said the SV Awards will continue to uphold its integrity as the most credible sports award in the country.
In his words: ” I feel very elated that we have been able to hold the 5th edition of SV award ceremony, when we started five years ago our vision was to sincerely honor those who have contributed to the development of Nigerian sports, and I make bold to say that we have kept to our true intentions by upholding the credibility of the award”.
The fomer Edo State FA Chairman further expressed Sportsville’s readiness ahead of subsequent editions.
” Most importantly we have resolved to continue to raise the standard of the award ceremony with each edition, as we speak the award committee is already on the lookout for those genuinely making and impact in Nigerian sports and i am very confident that come 2026 we would still be able to unveil another list of very credible awardees to Nigerians”.
The Chairman of the National Sports Commission Mallam Shehu Dikko, was the special guest of honor for the 5th SV Awards, while Arise TV Anchor Rufai Oseni was the Chairman of the Day.
