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Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Emmanuel Adebayor lead race for best west African footballer
West Africa fans cast their vote for the best player of the sub-region…
| Bet: | Returns: | Ghana £20.00 | Draw £32.00 | Mali £35.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Ghana £19.50 | Draw £33.00 | Mali £37.50 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Ghana £20.00 | Draw £32.00 | Mali £37.50 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Ghana £20.00 | Draw £32.00 | Mali £40.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Ghana £20.20 | Draw £32.00 | Mali £34.50 |
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24 Jul 2010 13:34:00
By Kingsley Kobo
The Union of west African Federations (UFOA) has launched the process of picking the best footballer of the region, with Chelsea's Didier Drogba and Michael Essien among the front-runners for the accolade.
Debuted in March 2010, the programme, dubbed the '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 nations will be voting for their favourite players, including locals and professionals. The countries concerned are Cape Verde, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Niger, Benin, Nigeria and Guinea Bissau.
According to the secretary general of UFOA, Ivorian-born Aka Malan, supporters and analysts from each country will nominate players of their choice at a national level before a final merging will produce the best from the best.
Stars plying their trade in the Premier League are the early front-runners for the coveted award, including the Ivory Coast and Chelsea's Didier Drogba and Togo and Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
Others expected to do well include 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 the coming weeks, according to the secretary general, and the trophy ceremony rewarding the best west African player from 2010 will attract a number of important personalities from the sub-region.
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