Sports journalist, premium show host and
presenter of Sports 360 on Vox Africa, Mimi Fawaz and Nollywood legend, Richard
Mofe-Damijo (RMD) have been confirmed as the official comperes of the 2016
Glo-Caf Awards. A graduate of City University of London, Mimi who is
half-Nigerian (her mother is from Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria) and
half-Lebanese, has worked for CNN, ESPN and ITV Television networks.
Described as the ‘driving
force behind UK’s first original African football show, Mimi has successfully
carved a niche for herself in a field dominated by men.
Mimi is delighted by the
opportunity extended to her to host the show and has promised Africa and the
rest of the world a spectacular delivery.
Popularly
known as RMD, Richard Mofe-Damijo was born July 6, 1961. He is a Nigerian actor
and politician. He was the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State,
Nigeria between 2009 and 2015. Mofe-Damijo who was born in Warri, Delta State,
Nigeria, attended Midwest College, Warri and Anglican Grammar School and was a
member of the Drama Club. He enrolled into the University of Benin where he
studied Theatre Arts.
A lawyer, politician and
journalist, RMD has featured in several top-notch soaps and films such as Ripples, Out of Bounds, Three Wise Men, Oloibiri and Hush. A multiple award
winner, RMD in 2005, won the Best Actor in a Leading Role at the maiden edition of
the African Movie Academy Awards. He is the face of
Globacom's powerful television commercials which celebrated the company's
ground-breaking launch of Nigeria's first nationwide mobile 4G LTE
network.
Mimi Fawaz and Richard Mofe-Damijo will complement the glamorous
event known as the Oscars of African football and scheduled for the night on 5th January,
2017 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
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