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Soccer => Soccer Forum => Topic started by: samatar on Feb 02, 2008, 02:46: AM
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Frederic Kanoute won the 2007 African Footballer of the Year award on Friday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced.
Do you argree that he deserve to win the award ahead of drogba?
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Was it last season that Drogba had that great year or was that 2 years ago?
Kanoute has been great in Spain but if Drogba has his great season in 2006/2007, then he should've won it.
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Drogba was last seasons he was robbed by Eto'o so many times. I'm always for new blood Kanoute deserved it. Hope Essien wins it next.
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yeah essien a gun.
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i think he deserved it he helped sevilla in la liga and in the champs league. and he took mali to the african cup of nations
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drogba did the same thing.drogba has been rob of everything.he should have won the epl player of the year, and should have been a shoe in for the African player of the year.Kanoute has had a great season but i just reckon drogba last season was only second to kaka.still cant believe he was not even in the top 3 of the euro and world player of the year.drogba was on fire in all forms of the game, just look at his goals there spread out in all different competition.he basically gave Chelsea the Silva ware last year and kept close to the title chase.he also help Chelsea in the champions league.
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Noooo Messi is young he deserved to be ahead of Drogba because he dose amazing ''things'' for his age. :rolleyes:
It was a sham.
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Kanoute deserves it he lead Seville to the Uefa Cup and Kings Cup(Del Rey) victories and now because of him they are in the UCL
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drogba did win it, then dropped out of it...... then they gave it to kanoute
http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_3109940,00.html
read there
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Now that makes sense. :bang:
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thats pretty stupid from the african award organizers
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I hear Drogba had something to say about this recently? Can anyone explain further?
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Furious Drogba Slams CAF Over Kanoute Award And Pulls Out Didier Drogba has pulled out of future African Player of the Year awards after revealing that his award was handed over to Frederic Kanoute.
It Was My Award
Kanoute was named African Footballer of the Year late last week, and Drogba has now revealed that it was originially supposed to be his award.
However, he was snubbed because he was unable to travel to Lome, Togo, as he was busy preparing for Ivory Coast's quarter-final clash.
Mali, however, had been sent out of the tournament, and thus Kanoute, who could make the trip, was handed the award.
"I received a call in the afternoon [on Friday] from a high ranking CAF official," revealed Drogba.
"He told me that if I didn't appear at the ceremony the rules would be changed - that I would no longer be first and that the prize would go to the runner-up, Frederic Kanoute."
Ghana's Michael Essien also took permission from his team to attend the function, and came in second.
African Image Hurt
However, Drogba has slammed CAF's decision to organise the function in Togo when the top African players are currently in Ghana, and focusing on their national teams.
"Aside from the vote it was what was said that has actually surprised me," added Drogba.
"We're all working for the African continent, and there's a huge media presence in Ghana for a competition that was heavily criticised ten years ago."
"So there comes a time when we all have to pull together."
Enough Is Enough
It was then that he dropped the bomb-shell.
"I don't think this type of attitude honours Africa so I've decided to pull out of future elections for the Ballon d'Or," he declared.
"In my eyes this award has lost its value. I'm a simple player, the decision that I take doesn't hurt a lot of people.
"If I refused to go to Lome it was first for my teammates as you don't organise such an event just two days before a quarter-final (Sunday's game against Guinea).
"I didn't go as well because of the son of Ulrich Stilieke has died."
Comment: Where Is Common Sense?
The declarations are certain to cause embarrassment to the CAF bosses, as the logic behind forcing players to leave their national team camps and travel to Togo is certain to be questioned.
What makes it even more questionable is the fact that an event in Ghana would actually have received some good coverage, with media represntatives from all over the world currently in the country covering the African Nations Cup.
CAF have been known to name only those players who can attend the function, but one wonders if it has been taken a step too far this time.
And just when you thought that the image of football in Africa was being repaired in the best way possible!
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He should have just went they would have lost to Egypt anyway. :pimp:
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Africa = Italy
Different skin color, same cheaters. :rolleyes:
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Africa = Italy
Different skin color, same cheaters. :rolleyes:
Elaborate..
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Cheating Drogba out of the award simply because he didn't show up. Corrupt fucks. :angry:
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i blame Drogba why didn't he just go
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kanoute i think deserved it. seville depended on him like chelsea depends on drogba. and seville went to the uefa cup final on his back.
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and won it twice what more do they want from a striker from a team like sevilla
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i blame Drogba why didn't he just go
Sometimes you can't make it, especially when you have a huge game one or two days before that. You can't be traveling long distances that much before a big game. I completely understand his situation. They could have done a live-feed from where he was. That's how it's done in most places.
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if he snooze he lose