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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6714879.stm
新聞來源:BBC
Essien set to receive BBC award
By Ibrahim Sannie
BBC Sport, Accra
Ghana midfielder Michael Essien will receive his 2006 BBC African Footballer
of the Year Award in Accra on Monday.
The Chelsea ace won the award in January in a vote cast by listeners of the
BBC World Service's African sports programme Fast Track.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is in no doubt that Essien deserves the award.
"I didn't make Essien Africa's most expensive player, but nobody regrets the
money Chelsea spent he's a high-performance player," he said.
"People like to speak about Essien because they think he is a great football
player but I prefer to say that he is a great man.
"We're very happy to have him with us and I think Ghana should be very proud
about him not just because he is a great player but also he has got good
behaviour which is good for society."
Both Mourinho and Essien are in Ghana on a charity visit.
The 25-year-old midfielder adds his name to the roll of honour that includes
Ghana's Sammy Kuffour, Senegal's El Hadji Diouf and Nigeria's Jay Jay Okocha,
who won the award twice.
Egyptian Mohammed Barakat was the first north African to win the award after
clinching the 2005 trophy.
Fast Track presenter Farayi Mungazi is also in Accra to organize the
presentation of the award to Essien.
"We at the BBC take pride in this award because it is the only one decided
exclusively by the fans," Mungazi explained.
In a live public vote in January, Essien received nearly twice as many votes
as Ahly and Egypt playmaker Mohamed Aboutrika and Ivory Coast striker Didier
Drogba.
For the first time in the history of the prize, the winner was decided live
during the BBC World Service's flagship African sports programme Fast Track.
The BBC award took into account the football calendar from January to
December 2006 and includes domestic leagues, continental club competitions
and international matches.
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