Popular sports journalist, Mimi Fawaz and Nollywood veteran actor 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. Styled the ‘driving force behind UK’s first original African football show’, Mimi has successfully become a brand in a field dominated by men.
She 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.
Richard Mofe-Damijo was the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State, Nigeria between 2009 and 2015. He 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.
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 compeer the glamorous event known as the Oscars of African football, scheduled for the night on 5th January, 2017 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.