Emanuella, Mo Salah and Vanessa Nakate bag Nickelodeon awards
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Nigerian comedian Emanuella and Egypt's Liverpool Football Club soccer star Mo Salah scooped 2021 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for favourite African social media star and favourite African star respectively.
Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate was honoured with the Together for Good Africa award for her efforts in educating society about the effects of climate change.
Emanuella was nominated alongside Nigerian comedy group Ikorodu Bois, South African magician Wian van den Berg, Ugandan youth dance group Ghetto Kids, Kenyan social media sensation Elsa Majimbo, and South African media personality Bonang Matheba.
In the favourite African star category, Salah was nominated alongside his teammate, Senegal's Sadio Mane; Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi; South African actress Thuso Mbedu; philanthropist and South African Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi, and Ugandan Afro-pop and dancehall singer Sheebah Karungi.
‘Brimming with talent’
On this year’s African talents who emerged victorious, Monde Twala, the senior vice-president and general manager of GM ViacomCBS Networks Africa, said: “Africa is indisputably brimming with talent, and it is such a huge feat to witness two young, talented and inspiring female winners from Nigeria and Uganda emerge triumphantly at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2021.
“At ViacomCBS Networks Africa, we are deeply vested in showcasing African talent on the world stage across our platforms. The youth generation contributes significantly to bringing hope, enthusiasm and courage to kids across the continent.”
Nigerian comedian Emanuella and Egypt's Liverpool Football Club soccer star Mo Salah scooped 2021 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for favourite African social media star and favourite African star respectively.
Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate was honoured with the Together for Good Africa award for her efforts in educating society about the effects of climate change.
Emanuella was nominated alongside Nigerian comedy group Ikorodu Bois, South African magician Wian van den Berg, Ugandan youth dance group Ghetto Kids, Kenyan social media sensation Elsa Majimbo, and South African media personality Bonang Matheba.
In the favourite African star category, Salah was nominated alongside his teammate, Senegal's Sadio Mane; Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi; South African actress Thuso Mbedu; philanthropist and South African Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi, and Ugandan Afro-pop and dancehall singer Sheebah Karungi.
‘Brimming with talent’
On this year’s African talents who emerged victorious, Monde Twala, the senior vice-president and general manager of GM ViacomCBS Networks Africa, said: “Africa is indisputably brimming with talent, and it is such a huge feat to witness two young, talented and inspiring female winners from Nigeria and Uganda emerge triumphantly at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2021.
“At ViacomCBS Networks Africa, we are deeply vested in showcasing African talent on the world stage across our platforms. The youth generation contributes significantly to bringing hope, enthusiasm and courage to kids across the continent.”
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