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Fans Still Voting For Best West African Player
Football fans in the West African sub –region are still voting for the best player in the sub –region, as is the novel arrangement that has been put in place by the leadership of the West African Football Union.

On the margin of the 27th African Cup of Nations finals held in Angola early this year, the WAFU President, Dr. Amos Adamu announced an award for the Best Player in West Africa, which would, unusually, be voted for by football fans across the sub –region.

This was in contrast to the way of FIFA and CAF designations, in which the choice of the best player is made by Coaches, Technical Directors or Captains of the national teams.

Spectators who follow the achievements of their idols with passion are the ones choosing the Best Player in West Africa in 2010, and the voting has been on –going since the end of May. The event itself was launched in Abidjan at the end of April.

Fans have been sending their entries by sms or telephone calls, and the quiz has been on-going in all 16 West African countries.

The 16 players in the final shortlist are: Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Andre Ayew (Ghana), Moumouni Dagano (Burkina Faso), Didier Drogba (Cote d’Ivoire), Michael Essien (Ghana), Pascal Feindouno (Guinea), Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire), Abdelkader Keita (Cote d’Ivoire), Frederic Kanoute (Mali), Seydou Keita (Mali), Sulley Ali Muntari (Ghana), Mamadou Niang (Senegal), John Mikel Obi (Nigeria), Yakubu Ayegbeni (Nigeria), Ssesegnon (Benin Republic), Pitroipa (Burkina Faso).

The Awards ceremony will take place in Abidjan, capital of Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday, July 31.



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