Township Stadium alight this Sunday, September 22 nd, 2013, for the Closing
Ceremony of the Airtel Rising Stars Africa Championship.
Also the youngest Nigerian non-inheritor millionaire and winner of the inaugural
edition of the Nigeria’s Got Talent (NGT) Television show, Amarachi Uyanne,
and the first runner up of the NGT competition, violinist, Godwin Strings are
slated to perform at this event.
also add colour to the occasion as they storm the venue of the championship
to support talented kids drawn from 16 African countries. Meanwhile, Arsenal
legend, Robert Pires, has also confirmed his attendance of the closing event. He
will arrive Nigeria on Saturday, September 21 for the Grand finale. Continue...
Nigeria’s topnotch songster, 2face will light up the stage and take excitement
to a higher level as he performs hits from his rich repertoire of songs while
Amarachi Uyanne and Godwin Strings will also relive moments of the maiden
edition of the NGT show as they perform to thrill guests with what some
enthusiasts have dubbed avant-garde entertainment.
This year’s edition of the ARS kicked off Monday at the Agege Township
Stadium with host Nigeria recording respective victories in the opening group
matches against Kenya female and DRC male teams.
The Airtel Rising Stars Africa Championship, which kicked off on Monday, is part
of the Airtel Rising Stars programme, a soccer talent initiative that has focused
on identifying and nurturing soccer talent.
Broadcast by SuperSport and Canal Plus, the Airtel football competition provides
the perfect platform to spot top soccer talents from the continent.
Over 600 aspiring footballers travelled to Lagos to participate in the Airtel Rising
Stars Africa Championship. The countries that are participating are - Kenya,
Tanzania, Madagascar, Malawi, Ghana, Zambia, Gabon, DRC, Burkina Faso,
Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Uganda, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda and Sierra Leone.
Segun Ogunsanya, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel
Nigeria, said: "Airtel has signed broadcasting pact with SuperSport and Canal
Plus to ensure that young aspiring footballers get the Pan African media
exposure they deserve. Fans across the continent have the opportunity to view
the dazzling skills of these extremely talented players."
Mr. Ogunsanya confirmed that as part of its partnership with DSTV’s sports
channel, SuperSport, the Boys and Girls final matches will be broadcast live on
Sunday September 22nd.
The best players of the tournament will participate in football clinics under the
supervision of the best coaches of the Arsenal FC and Manchester United soccer
schools. The clinics will be held in April 2014 in Lagos (Nigeria) and
Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of Congo).
The Airtel Rising Stars Africa U-17 soccer tournament is a unique pan-African
initiative of Airtel Africa designed to create a pool of talents to feed the national
football teams of African countries.
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