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WAFU launches best player programme
Saturday, 24 July 2010 21:40
Gambian players could one day be among the elite of West African footballers. This is so because the ever troubling West African Football body,
Wafu, has launched the process of picking the best footballer of the region. Debuted in March 2010, the programme, dubbed Best of the Best, will reveal the Most Valuable Player of West Africa, a region endowed with confirmed football talents.The voting process is opened to the public, with the use of text messages and IVR (Interactive Voice Response) mechanism allowed. Fans from the 16 West African countries will be voting for their favourite players – locals and professionals. The countries concerned are: Cape Verde, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Guinea, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Niger, Benin, Nigeria, and Guinea Bissau.
According to the secretary general of UFOA, Ivorian-born Aka Malan, fans and analysts from each country will nominate players of their choice at a national level, and then a final merging will produce the best out of the best.
Some front-runners of the race are Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor, John Mikel Obi, Frederic Kanoute, Kader Keita, Pascal Feindouno, Stephane Sessegnon, Moumouni Dagano, Michael Essien, Yaya Toure and Andre Ayew.
“Our goal is to enable those who, every weekend, take their time to watch our players evolve in their various leagues be able to designate who they think is best. We believe that their choice will be more objective,” said Malan.
The winner will be known in coming weeks, according to the secretary general, and the trophy ceremony rewarding the best 2010 West African player will attract a number of important personalities from the sub-region.
Source: Gamsports.com
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