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.