2face to perform at ARS championship closing, as Arsenal legend, Robert Pires confirms attendance

Nigerian music heavy-weight, 2face Idibia is
expected to set the Agege Township Stadium
alight this Sunday, September 22 nd, 2013, for
the Closing Ceremony of the Airtel Rising
Stars Africa Championship.
Also the youngest Nigerian non-inheritor
millionaire and winner of the inaugural
edition of the Nigeria’s Got Talent (NGT)
Television show, Amarachi Uyanne, and the
first runner up of the NGT competition,
violinist, Godwin Strings are slated to
perform at this event. Continue...
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Melvin Oduah and Beverly Osu will also add
colour to the occasion as they storm the
venue of the championship to support
talented kids drawn from 16 African
countries. Meanwhile, Arsenal legend, Robert
Pires, has also confirmed his attendance of
the closing event. He will arrive Nigeria on
Saturday, September 21 for the Grand finale.
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Nigeria’s topnotch songster, 2face will light
up the stage and take excitement to a higher
level as he performs hits from his rich
repertoire of songs while Amarachi Uyanne
and Godwin Strings will also relive moments
of the maiden edition of the NGT show as
they perform to thrill guests with what some
enthusiasts have dubbed avant-garde
entertainment.
This year’s edition of the ARS kicked off
Monday at the Agege Township Stadium with
host Nigeria recording respective victories in
the opening group matches against Kenya
female and DRC male teams.
The Airtel Rising Stars Africa Championship,
which kicked off on Monday, is part of the
Airtel Rising Stars programme, a soccer talent
initiative that has focused on identifying and
nurturing soccer talent.
Broadcast by SuperSport and Canal Plus, the
Airtel football competition provides the
perfect platform to spot top soccer talents
from the continent.
Over 600 aspiring footballers travelled to
Lagos to participate in the Airtel Rising Stars
Africa Championship. The countries that are
participating are - Kenya, Tanzania,
Madagascar, Malawi, Ghana, Zambia, Gabon,
DRC, Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville,
Uganda, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda and Sierra
Leone.
Segun Ogunsanya, the Chief Executive Officer
and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, said:
"Airtel has signed broadcasting pact with
SuperSport and Canal Plus to ensure that
young aspiring footballers get the Pan African
media exposure they deserve. Fans across the
continent have the opportunity to view the
dazzling skills of these extremely talented
players."
Mr. Ogunsanya confirmed that as part of its
partnership with DSTV’s sports channel,
SuperSport, the Boys and Girls final matches
will be broadcast live on Sunday September
22nd.
The best players of the tournament will
participate in football clinics under the
supervision of the best coaches of the Arsenal
FC and Manchester United soccer schools.
The clinics will be held in April 2014 in Lagos
(Nigeria) and Lubumbashi (Democratic
Republic of Congo).
The Airtel Rising Stars Africa U-17 soccer
tournament is a unique pan-African initiative
of Airtel Africa designed to create a pool of
talents to feed the national football teams of
African countries.