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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Biggest
Soccer Ball - world record set by MTN
LAGOS, Nigeria -- The excitement over the
2010 World Cup taking place in South Africa rose in Lagos
with the unveiling of a 36 feet high soccer ball by MTN, sponsors
of the global football fiesta - which sets the world record
for the Biggest
Soccer Ball.
Photo: The World'
s Biggest Soccer Ball, measuring 36 feet high,
was launched ahead of the South Africa 2010 World Cup. Photo:
FEMI ADEBESIN-KUTI
(enlarge
photo)
The unveiling, which took place at
the grounds of the Lagos Polo Club in Ikoyi, attracted a motley
crowd of businessmen, artists, footballers and sundry other
people.
It was a colourful event, made memorable
by the performance of Nigerian Pop star TuFace Idibia, who
performed the World Cup theme song composed by American singer,
Kelly Rowland. Also on hand to spice up the event were two
former Super Eagles, Austin “Jay Jay” Okocha and Daniel Amokachi,
as well as current Eagles vice-captain, Joseph Yobo.
Bola Akingbade, Chief Marketing and Strategy
Officer of MTN said about the rationale behind the decision
to design the World's
Biggest Soccer Ball: “The World Cup is the biggest
football event in the world; as sponsors of the event we felt
that nothing would be more fitting than to kick off our official
countdown to the tournament with a huge ball, the kind of
which you have seen tonight”.
The official unveiling of the Biggest
Soccer Ball in The World was conducted by Lagos State
Commissioner for youth, Sports and social Development, Demola
Adeniji-Adele who represented the governor of Lagos State.
He was accompanied on by Al-Hassan Yakmut Saleh, executive
secretary of the Nigeria Premier League, who represented the
Minister of Sports, Ibrahim Bio as well as Mr Okocha, Mr Amokachi
and Mr Yobo.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
will feature 32 teams battling for the ultimate prize, an
18-carat gold trophy.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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