2011 African tournament
History:
The African football tournament started back in the 1990’s, by the late daddy-Robert from Gambia, Mousa from Zanzibar, Dr.Yousef from Kenya, Joe from Ghana, and Richard from Ivory Coast. After almost 20 years of existence, the tournament has now become an annual event many Africans look forward to. The notion that sports always bring people together, has been the driving factor behind this initiative for the founders. They decided to use the tournament as a mean to bring Africans and friends of the continent together during the summer. Thus, keen on this idea they sought out to organize a football tournament with teams representing different African countries. This is how this football tournament (African Cup Denmark) was born. It is now being run, since 2003, by the African Youths’ Sport & Cultural Club, with Mr Nana Fordjour as the chairman.
Thanks to the tournament, Africans in Denmark have something to look forward to, in summer, in terms of outdoor activities, families can enjoy together; it also provides an excellent opportunity for people to network and exchange ideas in a relaxing environment. The initiative is one of the main cultural events among Africans in Denmark and attracts a diverse crowd of different nationalities. Combine this with food, beverages, drums playing and the African spirit and you get a captivating atmosphere and a sense of mother land again. Many see it as our very own African Cup of Nation taking place in Denmark.
It has been an important part of the African community for almost 20 years and we should all help keep that tradition going. It is for all those reasons that Celebrate Africa is proudly endorsing this great event.
Celebrate Africa
As a part of our mission, Celebrate Africa constantly strives to promote Africa as a continent, support and acknowledge those who promote it through their work, and therefore inspire others to do the same. That is why it is such a pleasure to be able to be part of this tournament and encourage the founders. Celebrate Africa recognizes the importance of this tournament for the African community and will do its utmost to help bring it to a whole new level, with the support of our main sponsor (MoneyGram). For they too, acknowledge the significance of the tournament and are determined to see it grow for the delight of the fans and African community.
Best African Achievement Awards 2011 will be held this year on October 8th. The best football player of the tournament will be rewarded with an award and a check from our main sponsor MoneyGram. This award is intended to reward a player who has demonstrated skills, fair play and talent during the tournament.
African Youths’ Sport & Cultural Club Committee members:
The following committee members were elected to run this tournament for the next three years.
- Nana Adu Fordjour (COLLINS): Chairman
- Hassan Lasineh Dyfan: Secretary General
- KOJO: Finance Officer
- Henri : Discipline
- Doudou Jagne: Head of Referees
List of countries:
- Algeria,
- Cameroun,
- FC. International,
- Gambia,
- Ghana (winner 2008 & 2010)
- Ivory Coast,
- Nigeria (winner 2009)
- Senegal,
- Somalia,
- Sierra Leone,
- South America,
- Togo
- Uganda.
The tournament has been won over years by Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Togo, Somalia and Fc international.
Sponsor:
MoneyGram is proud to sponsor the 2011 African Football Tournament.
MoneyGram offers money transfer services in over 200,000 locations in over 190 Countries globally and works to make a difference in people's lives by helping them connect with their loved ones quickly and securely no matter where they are.
Many from the African community in Denmark trust MoneyGram to transfer money to their beloved ones on a daily basis.
Therefore it was an obvious choice for MoneyGram to sponsor this event - to be a part of this wonderful initiative and support a key community.
We wish good luck to all of the participating football teams.
MoneyGram's t-shirts will be given to all the players at the two teams who make it to the finals. The trophee will also be handing over to the winners by Moneygram.
Remember that MoneyGram's representatives will be present every Sunday handing out candy, pens and other give-away to both players and audiences and showing their support to all the teams playing.
