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» Urbanworld supports Score4africa Awards

The African Foundation for Development (AFFORD) are happy to announce the 2nd SCORE4africa Awards at the Sheraton Park Lane, on 30^th November 2009 and Urbanworld readers can win a pair of tickets to attend this prestigious event.

Hosted by actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah, the SCORE4africa award categories include: Peace, Health, Youth, People’s Choice, Green, Education, foundation, diversity, mentoring, partnership and a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nominations are now open for the prestigious awards which have been designed by leading artist Sokari Douglas-Camp. Last year award winners included Didier Drogba, Nwankwo Kanu, George Weah, Arsene Wenger, the Craig Bellamy Foundation, Right to Play/Chelsea Football Club, Mathare Youth Sports Association, Alive & Kicking, and Diamber’s, Patrick Veira’s academy initiative in Senegal.

This year’s lucky winners will receive their awards in front of a star studded audience of celebrities, politicians, business people, and leading personalities from the world of football - with Kora specialists Tunde Jegede and Maya Jobarteh providing the musical performance fashion show-WFA providing after-party ball.

‘‘The beautiful game’ is Africa’s pre-eminent sport. In the build up to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, African footballers are not only important ambassadors for how football is changing the world for the better, but significant stakeholders in Africa’s development’, said Onyekachi Wambu, one of the event’s organisers.

He continued: ‘Footballers contribute through remittances, investments, charity support, peace work, mentoring and youth work & financial support of extended families & communities. Football contributes by cementing social & national cohesion, providing employment, helping in education & skills training provision, and providing inspiration & joy.’

Co-event organiser, Ayo Alli added: At this year’s event we will also be launching our LIVING FOOTBALL Legacy Project. These are Community Hubs containing social enterprises linked to local African clubs which will enable these clubs to achieve sustainability.’

Judges for the awards include Marcel Desailly, Nancy Dell’Olio, Lord Newby, Nada Hook from the FA, Brian Oliver, Sports Editor of The Observer, and Farayi Mungazi from BBC Africa football website.

Hosted by actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah, the SCORE4africa award categories include: Peace, Health, Youth, People’s Choice, Green, Education, foundation, diversity, mentoring, partnership and a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nominations are now open for the prestigious awards which have been designed by leading artist Sokari Douglas-Camp. Last year award winners included Didier Drogba, Nwankwo Kanu, George Weah, Arsene Wenger, the Craig Bellamy Foundation, Right to Play/Chelsea Football Club, Mathare Youth Sports Association, Alive & Kicking, and Diamber’s, Patrick Veira’s academy initiative in Senegal.

This year’s lucky winners will receive their awards in front of a star studded audience of celebrities, politicians, business people, and leading personalities from the world of football - with Kora specialists Tunde Jegede and Maya Jobarteh providing the musical performance fashion show-WFA providing after-party ball.

‘‘The beautiful game’ is Africa’s pre-eminent sport. In the build up to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, African footballers are not only important ambassadors for how football is changing the world for the better, but significant stakeholders in Africa’s development’, said Onyekachi Wambu, one of the event’s organisers.

He continued: ‘Footballers contribute through remittances, investments, charity support, peace work, mentoring and youth work & financial support of extended families & communities. Football contributes by cementing social & national cohesion, providing employment, helping in education & skills training provision, and providing inspiration & joy.’

Co-event organiser, Ayo Alli added: At this year’s event we will also be launching our LIVING FOOTBALL Legacy Project. These are Community Hubs containing social enterprises linked to local African clubs which will enable these clubs to achieve sustainability.’

Judges for the awards include Marcel Desailly, Nancy Dell’Olio, Lord Newby, Nada Hook from the FA, Brian Oliver, Sports Editor of The Observer, and Farayi Mungazi from BBC Africa football website.