GUINNESS THE MATCH HEATS UP AS CHRISTIAN CHUKWU, ODEGBAMI UNVEILS THE CONQUEST TROPHY

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Ahead of Wednesday 1 June 2011 Guinness the match friendly between Nigeria Super Eagles and Argentina, two veteran footballers, Segun Odegbami and Christian Chukwu have unveiled the conquest, a magnificent and specially commissioned trophy for match.

The unveiling ceremony took place recently at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Odegbami and Christian Chukwu are two of the most respected football stars ever in Nigeria history. Aside recognizing the invaluable contributions of Guinness Nigeria Plc, the headline sponsors of the Nigeria and Argentina  friendly, they both agreed that  the  match is indeed a great deal in Nigeria football history.

In his remark, Christian Chukwu, said “The Conquest is a sight to behold and will inspire both teams to demonstrate the very best of their passion and skills and walk away with the honour of being the first ever team to be crowned victors in Guinness The Match.

“Naturally though, my hopes are that the Super Eagles will next Wednesday rewrite history and on the fourth time of competing against Argentina at senior national level, will win and keep this trophy here where it belongs in Nigeria.”

On his part, Segun Odegbami noted that Guinness the match would be an exciting game,aimed at bringing out the best in both teams and making fans get value for their time and patronage.

“It is certain to be an action packed 90 minutes that will enthrall all football fans in the country” Odegbami said.

“The Conquest is a spectacular trophy that beautifully epitomizes the spirit of both our nation and our passion for football. It is certain to be well deserved by the team that lifts it on the day.  May the best team win - my hope is of course that it will be the Super Eagles who are the conquerors.”

The Steps of Glory on The Conquest represent the path to greatness as well as the glory and satisfaction that comes from reaching out, progressing from one level to the next until victory is achieved.  That moment when the entire world joins the celebration and acknowledges that as a team you went, saw and truly conquered.

A visibly excited Adebola Adenike, Marketing Manager, Guinness® disclosed to the media that The Conquest is a complete work of art. She said the masterpiece was a team work between several talented artists.

"It is a symbol that ignites passion and the desire to triumph and serves as an excellent mark of victory.   The team, has indeed produced a beautiful, timeless trophy, which demonstrates creativity, imagination and pure passion for football.” Adebola said.

GUINNESS OFFERS CONSUMERS LIFE OPPORTUNITIES AS 10,000 FOOTBALL LOVERS WIN TICKETS TO GUINNESS THE MATCH TICKETS ON SALE FROM 11TH MAY

As Guinness® The Match draws closer, Guinness has announced two more once in a lifetime opportunities for consumers to play their part and demonstrate their passion for football.  Together with Super sport, Guinness is launching a nationwide search for an Assistant Coach for the Super Eagles and a pitch side TV analyst to join the SuperSport match day team and bring all the action as the Super Eagles take on Argentina, one of the greatest football nations in the world.

If you have dreamt of being in Jose Mourinho’s shoes and understand what it takes to coach world class players and getting behind the scenes at a world class fixture and having your say about the tactics and teams on live TV, now is your chance.  Guinness is asking you to step up and demonstrate that you are more than a fan by participating in this money can’t buy opportunity.

To prove that you have what it takes, you will be asked to submit an analysis of the Chelsea vs. Man Utd English Premier League match on 8^th of May. Send entries in not more than 500 words with your name, age, date of birth and place of residence to thematchcoach@gmail.com

And also Guinness has today (6/5/11) announced the first 10,000 winners of tickets to Guinness The Match through its under the crown National consumer promotion, currently running across the country.  These lucky football fans have won a unique opportunity to be among the 50,000 strong crowd at the National Stadium in Abuja on 1^st June to witness firsthand the excitement and drama of a match of the decade – Guinness The Match: Super Eagles v Argentina.

 

There are still plenty of chances to make sure you’re there on 1^st June as Nigeria’s heroes, the Super Eagles take on one of the world’s greatest football nations.

Tickets and tickets can still be won through the promotion so make sure you continue to SMS the unique code under the crown of Guinness bottles to 1759 to have a chance of winning and playing your part in Guinness The Match on 1^st June.

Guinness is also giving away exclusive VIP tickets via the Guinness online football community GUINNESS VIP™. For details of how to win and to find out more about all the opportunities to participate at Guinness The Match register at m.guinnessvip.com on your phone or computer or text yes and your date of birth to 1759.  SMS cost is just N10.  Or you can go to facebook.com/guinnessvip.

 

A limited number of tickets will be on sale from 9^th May at a cost of N2,500 and will be available at Zenith Bank branches: See details on m.guinnessvip.com.

 

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MALTA GUINNESS STREET DANCE AFRICA:X-FELLAZ CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF AFRICA STREET DANCE

Malta Guinness Street Dance Africa is a series of street dance competitions organized for the sole aim of finding Africa’s best street dance talent.

The Malta Guinness sponsored Street Dance competition for all National champions is to provide the opportunity for the best crew to dance to the top of the world in the continent of Africa. With the Pan African debut in 2007, the third edition held in Ghana was bigger, exciting and better than the previous editions.

The 2010 Pan African championship which happens to be the third in a row, the five competing African countries are host Ghana, Cameroun, Kenya, Tanzania and pride of Africa Nigeria. The National champions from the aforementioned countries were all represented by their National champion’s namely High spirit, Extreme Fusion, Sisko, Best Friend and X-fellaz respectively.

The Pan African championship which was aired on NTA Network for the viewing opportunity of Nigerians allowed to be a part of the mother of all street dance champions in the continent of Africa. At the championship venue in Ghana, series of themed dance performances were displayed  by all competing crew, which was full of creative flips, pops, stomps, locks, cramps, croppings, jumps, body moves and local dance routines. It was a keen contest for all competing crew which saw Cameroun, Ghana, and Nigeria scale through to the next round while Kenya and Tanzania lost out. The next round turns the heat on the last three crew and the judges so as to pick the two dance crew fit for the grand finale stage.

After the daunting task of selecting the last two crew, the judges, Glenn Ball from UK, Prudanse Maidou from Paris and Mike Ross from Uganda gave their nods to Nigeria and Ghana for the final round.
The grand finale round actually rekindled the old rivalry between the two familiar West African neighbours.  A coin had to be tossed to make High Spirit from Ghana the first crew to impress the judges before X-fellaz from Nigeria gave a stunning performance that wowed the judges and audience.
X-fellaz’s improved dance performance at the grand finale made them clinch the coveted prize of 35,000 USD as they were announced as the new African champions.