The Confederation of African Football, organisers of the most
prestigious annual African footballer of the year award and its sponsor,
Globacom, have assured the global football fraternity that the 2013
Glo-CAF Awards slated for January 9, 2014 in Lagos will
be magical in scope and scale.
Both Globacom and CAF gave the assurance at a joint press conference in
Lagos on Monday. Globacom's National Sales Coordinator, Segun Adeyemo
represented the company while the Director of Media Division,
Confederation of African Football, Mr. Junior Binyam,
spoke on behalf of CAF.
Both Glo and CAF said every attention has been paid to great details to
ensure the emergence of a credible winner through a very transparent
process. They also pledged that the presentation ceremony to be held at
Eko Hotel, will be an unprecedented spectacle.
According to Globacom, “The 2013 Glo-CAF Awards with the theme: "Icons
of Africa: Past, Present, Future," is aimed at "honouring the legacy of
the past; celebrating the Icons of today; and inspiring the Icons of the
future."
Coming on the heels of the release of the list of Top 25 African best
players by CAF, Binyam stated that coaches and captains of African
national football teams will vote for the best player in the continent
and the list will be pruned down from 25 to the Top
Ten, Top Five and Top Three in subsequent weeks. He said one of the Top
Three will be unveiled as the winner at the awards night. "The count
down to the Awards night has started," he said.
Binyam commended Globacom for sponsoring the Glo-CAF Awards since 2005, adding that the partnership is worth celebrating.
He called on African companies to support African football at both
local and International levels, adding that the continent stands to gain
tremendously from such support.
The Globacom representative, Adeyemo said the company's partnership
with CAF, which is in its 8th year, is in "line with its vision of
raising the profile of African football and the continent's players,
just as the Glo network is dedicated to adding value
to the lives of the people in the countries where the company has its
footprint.”
Said he: "The Glo-CAF award is instituted as an annual event to
bestow honour on individuals within the fraternity of football in
Africa who distinguished themselves by putting up outstanding
performances in their core areas of strength within the year
under review. They include players, managers, administrators and
football supporters."
According to him, "the award recognizes the exemplary contributions
such categories of people have made toward the development and
promotion of football, on and off the pitch within the period. In
addition to using the award to boost the performances
of footballers within the continent, it also enhances the standard of
play and the administration of football in the continent."
He saluted African young men and women footballers who have been plying
their trade with all sense of responsibility and dignity all over the
world, adding that "their football sense and artistry has given us the
hope that one day, an African nation will win
the FIFA World Cup."
Globacom also said that its customers will enjoy the special privilege
of attending the 2013 Awards to meet and interact with top African
footballers and Administrators during the Gala night. To gain access to
the event, all the customers need to do is to
participate in the ongoing sms promo tagged “Top up and secure a seat
at the Glo Caf Awards Ceremony" by spending N10, 000 or more between now
and January 2nd, 2014 to make calls or browse the internet on the Glo
network.
“Our subscribers have been amazing; they have stood solidly behind the
Glo brand and this is another golden opportunity to appreciate and
reward them for their loyalty," Adeyemo stated further.
Five Nigerian players made the list of top 25 contenders for the Best
African Player of the Year. They include John Mikel Obi of Chelsea
Football Club London, Vincent Ernyeama of Lille, France, Emmanuel
Emenike of Fenabache, Turkey, Ahmed Musa of CSKA, Moscow
and Sunday Mba of Warri Wolves, Nigeria.
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