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 5 th January, 2017 at the
International Conference Centre, Abuja.
