Top Eleven Sports Personalities for the year 2015

The year 2015 has ended and as we begin 2016 today we at Absolute Hearts takes a look at our Top Eleven Sports Personalities for the year 2015. These were sport personalities that distinguished themselves highly in the out gone year, and won for their teams, themselves and the nation as a whole medals or accolades.

Starting from the rave of the moment, here's the list.

1. Odion Ighalo

Odion ighalo scored 30 goals in 2015, more than any other player in the English top flight. The former Udinese man is having a good time in his first season in the EPL, which has seen him score 14goals in 18appearances for Watford who are having a great start to the EPL, they currently seat on the 8th position with 29points. He had scored 16goals when he was in Championship in the year 2015.  

2. Emmanuel Amunike

The 45year old former Nigerian International, Current coach of the U-17 lads. He led the glorious U-17 Golden Eaglets to defend the trophy they won in the previous tournament at the UAE in 2013. Amunike led the team throughout the seven games played in the tournament, wining 6games and lost a match, scoring a total of 23goals and conceding 5goals throughout the tournament, 8goals scored in the group stage conceding only 3goals, 6goals in the round of 16 against Australia, 3goals in the quarter finals against Brazil and in the semi final played against Mexico scored 4goals but conceded 2goals, which got them to the final in which they faced African champions of the U-17 Mali and defeated them by two goals. He made history by making Nigeria become only the second side to successfully defend the U-17 world cup and the only side to have won it on 5 occasions.

3. Victor Osimhen

The young talented Nigeria footballer was the highest goal scorer of the tournament and also a record goal scorer of the tournament with 10goals.  He never fails to deliver when it comes to goal scoring as he scored in virtually every game Nigeria played in the tournament, this got him the golden boot and also the second best player of the tournament behind team captain Kelechi Nwakali who won the golden ball. He's also among the victorious U-23 lads that won the U-23 African Nations Cup in Senegal and is currently a subject of transfer speculations among top clubs in Europe, with Arsenal and Wolfburg fighting for the young chap signature.

4. Chamberlain Oguchi

He is a Nigerian American Professional Basketball player who plays as a shooting guard in the Polish Basketball League.  Oguchi led Nigeria at the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship in Tunisia to their first ever AfroBasket title, defeating perennial rivals Angola by 74-65.  Oguchi led the team in scoring, averaging 16.6 points per game. He was named Most Valuable Player and Best 3-Point Shooter. Oguchi was also named with Al-Farouq Aminu, into the All Star Five of the 2015 Afrobasket after the games.  The win qualified Nigeria for the Summer Olympics to be held in Brazil, "Rio de Janeiro 2016".

 5. Kadiri Ikhana

The 63year old Enyimba coach, who is currently the most successful Nigerian coach in the Nigerian League as he has been coaching from 1986 and he's not stopping as he has led Enyimba to their 7th league title in exceptional fashion. He was also in charge of Enyimba when they won their first continental title in 2003 and will lead them to the CAF Champions League in 2016.  He's the father in law to Nigerian player, Yakubu Aiyegbeni.

6. Al-farouq Aminu

The former Los Angeles Clippers forward, is an American-Nigerian basketball player who currently plays for Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA, he contributed immensely to D'tigers in winning the Afrobasket 2015 and he also earned himself a place in the all star five team of the tournament.

7.Aruna Quadri

The table tennis star has been representing Nigeria very well, in October; he helped his new club Sporting Lisbon to a first title in four years by winning the Portuguese Super Cup. Also, Quadri to overcome his Egyptian arch-rival, Assar Omar, in the men's singles final at the Indoor Sports Hall of Revolution Centre, Congo Brazzaville. Quadri has also qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.

8. Fanedo Adi

He is a Nigerian football player who plays for Major League side Portland Timbers, he helped his club to win the MLS Cup in 2015 and also the Western Conference Cup, he helped his team with his goals and has become the club's forth ever designated player.

9. Moses Simon

His full name Moses Daddy-Ajala Simon, The Nigerian football player who plays for  KAA Gent of belgium helped his club to win the Belgian Super Cup and Belgium Pro League, he's also a member of the Nigerian National Team, he helped Nigeria with his goals also has scored 3goals on 7occasions and the goals have been crucial.

10. Samson Siasia

The odds staked against Coach Samson Siasia as faced the daunting task of qualifying Nigeria for the 2016 Olympics. He did not hide his frustrations, which include the kidnap of his aged mother, but he went on to win the Africa Under-23 Tournament in Dakar Senegal, and also qualified for the 2016 Olympics. However, the Under-23 team failed to break the jinx of Nigeria not winning the gold medal of the Africa Games they settled for the bronze after a penalty shootout with the hosts Congo.

11. Amaju Pinnick

With three trophies, including a triumph at the world stage, in 2015, President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, is standing shoulder high, as 2015 comes to a close. In March 2015, the Flying Eagles won the 19^th CAF U-20 Youth Championship, beating the host, Senegal, 1-0 in the final. It was the last major trophy won under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The Golden Eaglets opened the gate of success for the President Muhammadu Buhari's administration in November by capturing the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.  The NFF recorded another milestone shortly after, as the U-23 Eagles won the CAF U-23 Championship two weeks ago in Senegal.

Compiled by Adekunle Adewale

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