The Banquet Hall in Accra is ready to host the 2009 Glo-CAF Awards, an event that rewards sports personalities under the year under review.

On Thursday, March 11, awards will be bestowed as the Ghanaian capital - Accra, plays host to the annual awards for the second time after 2007.

And with the stage set, the continent and the rest of the world would in the coming hours know the new king of African football for the Year 2009.

Ghana’s Michael Essien, Didier Drogba of Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroonian Samuel Eto’o Fils are the three final shortlisted players for the African Footballer of the Year gong.

“We are on course and will put up an event that will meet up the expectation of the guests. African should expect a great show as we seek to celebrate African football,” said Bobby Scott, Chief Executive of True Colours Events, the organizing firm for the awards.

The event, which is been sponsored for the fifth time by cellular company Globacom seeks to reward distinguished football personalities for their performance during the year under review.
African Footballer of the Year 2009

Didier Drogba (Chelsea and Cote d’Ivoire)
Michael Essien (Chelsea and Ghana)
Samuel Eto’o Fils (Inter Milan and Cameroon)

Best African player on the continent 2009

Uche Agba (Heartland FC and Nigeria)
Mputu Mabi (T.P. Mazembe and DR Congo)
Abdelmalek Ziaya (Entente Setif and Algeria)

National Team of the Year 2009

Algeria
Cote d’Ivoire
Ghana

Club of the Year 2009

Heartland FC (Nigeria)
Stade Malien (Mali)
T.P. Mazembe (DR Congo)

Young Player of the Year 2009

Dominic Adiyiah (AC Milan and Ghana U-20)
Kermit Erasmus (Feyenoord and South Africa U-20)
Sani Emmanuel (Bodens BK and Nigeria U-17)

Coach of the Year 2009

Diego Garzitto (T.P. Mazembe)
John Obuh (Nigeria U-17)
Sellas Tetteh (Ghana U-20)

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