Fifteen awards are being contested for the Fiji Football Association Awards night next Saturday.

Fiji FA says through these awards, they plan to recognize and award players and officials for their hard work throughout the year.

“We have already shortlisted the three nominees for each category. The judges will sit down next Monday to discuss and decide on the winner and the names will be enclosed in an envelope which then will be handed to the President on the awards night day.”

The categories of the awards are Media Personality of the Year, Coach of the Year, Fair Play Player of the Year, Referee of the Year, Junior Women Footballer of the Year, Team of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Women Footballer of the Year, Footballer of the Year (Male), Junior Footballer of the Year (Male), Administrator of the Year – Senior Division, Administrator of the Year – Premier Division, Goal of the Year, Popular Footballer of the Year, and Employee of the Year.

Meanwhile, FBC Senior Sports reporter Vashneel Prasad has been nominated for the Media Personality of the Year.

The awards night will be held next Saturday at the Sofitel hotel in Nadi and you can watch the event live on FBC Sports.

Final nominees:

Media Personality of the Year
1. Reginald Chandar – Fiji Live
2. Vashneel Prasad – FBC
3. Waisea Nasokia – Fiji Sun

Coach of the Year
1. Kamal Swamy – Lautoka
2. Shivam Nathan – Nasinu
3. Ronil Kumar – Ba

Fair Play Player of the Year
1. Rahul Krishna – Nadi
2. Shahil Dave – Suva
3. Jovilisi Borisi – Tavua

Referee of the Year
1. Avinesh Narayan
2. Ravitesh Behari
3. Torika Delai

Junior Women Footballer of the Year
1. Trina Davis – National Women Team
2. Adi Litia Bakaniceva – Tailevu Naitasiri Women
3. Koleta Likuculacula – Ba Women

Team of the Year
1. Lautoka FC
2. National Women Team
3. Ba FC

Volunteer of the Year
1. Mohammed Nasir – Nadi
2. Dale Ting – Ba Women
3. Surend Pratap – Nasinu/ Suva

Women Footballer of the Year
1. Jotivini Tabua – Labasa
2. Cema Nasau – Ba Women
3. Luisa Tamanitoakula – Ba Women

Footballer of the Year (Male)
1. Kavaia Rawaqa – Lautoka
2. Abbu Zahid – Ba
3. Rusiate Matarerega – Nadi

Junior Footballer of the Year (Male)
1. Muni Shivam Naidu – Lautoka
2. Kishan Sami – Ba
3. Tito Vodowaqa – Nadi

Administrator of the Year – Senior Division
1. Oneil Chand – Nasinu FA
2. Ali Mohammed – Nadroga FA
3. Nilesh Chand – Seaqaqa FA

Administrator of the Year – Premier Division
1. Abdul Kadar – Lautoka FA
2. Rishi Kumar – Ba FA
3. Pranesh Prakash – Tavua FA

Goal of the Year

Popular Footballer of the Year

Employee of the Year