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Absentees To Lose CAF Awards
Absentee nominees from the CAF Awards Gala in February will automatically lose their awards, even if they win, CAF has said.
Director of Communications, Suleiman Habuba reiterated the condition at the unveiling of the final shortlist of five for the 2009 awards ceremony.
In 2008, Frederick Kanoute was handed the African Player of the Year Award after Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, who was believed to have received the most votes, opted against turning up.
“Anybody who does not show up, will not be given any award,” Suleiman said at the unveiling ceremony on Thursday in Lagos.
This 2009 edition of the Awards Gala will hold in the Senegalese capital of Dakar, organisers announced on Thursday in Lagos.
Since being taken over by Nigerian telecommunications firm Globacom, the award has been held in Lagos, Accra and Lome.