Kwese to sponsor BBC African Footballer of the Year Awards
Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (centre) flanked Ivorian striker Yaya Toure (right) and his Ghanaian counterpart Andre Ayew during the 2015 GLO-CAF African Footballer of the Year Award in Abuja, on December 7, 2015. PHOTO | PIUS UTOMI EKPEI |
What you need to know:
- Free-to-air Sports TV channel Kwese Free Sports, are the main sponsors for the 2016 BBC African Footballer of the Year Awards.
- The channel will live stream BBC World News’s Focus on Africa, when the winner of the award is revealed on Monday, December 12, 2016 in London.
Free-to-air Sports TV channel Kwese Free Sports, are the main sponsors for the 2016 BBC African Footballer of the Year Awards.
The channel will live stream BBC World News’s Focus on Africa, when the winner of the award is revealed on Monday, December 12, 2016 in London.
Pierre – Emerick Aubameyang, Andre Ayew, Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane and Yaya Touré make up the five-man shortlist for this year’s award.
The winner will be decided by fans from across the world, who have until November 26 to vote for the player of their choice.
Fans can vote for their favourite player on the official BBC African football website.
“Kwesé Sports has demonstrated unparalleled interest in African footballers based all over the world through our content offering on all platforms and we are proud to be part of an award recognising excellence in them”, said Joseph Hundah, CEO Econet Media.
“This is a natural fit for us because football programming is a large portion of our offering across the continent.”
Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure won the award last year, his second following his triumph in 2013.
