The 5th edition of the esteemed Sportsville awards took place on Thursday at the Eko Club in Surulere, showcasing numerous awardees who stood out like stars.
Among the notable recipients was Hajji Gafar Olawale Liameed, the Chairman of the Lagos State Football Association (LSFA), who was a standout figure at the event.
He was joined by several key members of the LSFA, including Dotun Coker (Vice Chairman), Keye Onadeko (Technical Chairman), Vera Hycient (Secretary), Akeem Busari (Vice Chairman of the Media Committee), Danny Dannaz (CEO of Dannaz Ladies and Congress Member), Akeem Okikioposu (Secretary of the Lagos State Athletics Association), Dele Atoun (Secretary of the Lagos State Referees Society), and Musbau Oseni (COO of the Lagos State League).
In his acceptance speech, Hajji Gafar recognized the significant contributions of the sports legends and administrators in attendance, but he reserved his highest praise for those nurturing talent at the grassroots level.
True to his reputation as a dedicated football administrator committed to grassroots development, he dedicated his ‘Sportsville Special Recognition Award’ to the underprivileged and emerging young football talents found throughout Lagos and Nigeria.
“This is a special one. The mirror on this plaque is reflective of the hardwork being done and yet to be done in the development of talents.
“Therefore, I am deliberately dedicating this award to the Stephen Adeniyis’, John Ikennas’, Fatimo Raheems’ and the Isa Adams’ in all the divisional football parts of Lagos State and beyond. The reward for hardwork, is more work.
“Thank you to the organisers of this award and a big thank you to my associates and colleagues at the LSFA,” Hajji Gafar added
Meanwhile, 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.
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