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[color:512a=#000]Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan that he deserves to win the award for best African player of the year in spite of his respect for all competitors on the prize, led by Didier Drogba and Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o.

Jian said in statements published on the site the Ghanaian football on the Internet today, "performed magnificently this year in the Nations Cup and World Cup, too."

"Given to my numbers this year, I think I deserve. Drogba was a source of inspiration. Talk to me when they came under heavy criticism in the African Cup of Nations in 2008 and asked me to continue to work hard."

He added, "Ito legendary player, but this year I had until Drogba and Eto'o would agree with me on that. I am now close to them and I want to be like them one day, but I played well this year and deserve the prize."


The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has a list of ten players competing for the award of the 2010 winner will receive the award during the CAF awards ceremony to be held in Cairo on 20 December next.

Jian came within ten names which also included two of its citizens and Kevin-Prince Boateng two and Andrey Ayo addition to the Ivorian Salomon Kalou and Drogba and Egyptian Ahmed Hassan and Mohamed Naji (Gedo) and Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o and Seydou Keita and Algeria's Madjid Bougherra.

Jian and have a great chance to win the prize this year to be the first Ghanaian wins it for many years and specifically since the victory of the famous player Abedi Pele, the prize in 1993 for the third time in his career.

And contributed Jian (24 years), an active role in the arrival of Ghana to the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and to the final of the African Cup of Nations 2010 in Angola, where he scored three goals for the team in both tournaments.

Gyan also scored 13 goals for his former club Rennes in the French league last season.

In spite of the strong competition that waits Jian star of Sunderland English Premier Drogba and Eto'o on the CAF award, the player finds that he deserves to win the award thanks to the excellent performance with his club and country throughout this year.

The club announced Genoa placed fourteenth in the league of Italian football on Monday that President Enrico Preziosi sacked his coach Jean Piero Gasperini and appointed Davide Ballardini as his replacement.

[color:8570=#000]The dismissal came Gasperini, who took office in 2006, after receiving two defeats in a row in front of Genoa, Milan and Palermo.

And signed Ballardini, who was sacked as coach of Lazio last February, a contract until June next, with the possibility of renewal.

And Pat Gasperini second coach is sacked after Franco Colomba, who dropped Bologna for his services before the first stage of the tournament and was appointed Alberto Malesani in his place.

[color:343b=#000]Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, President of the Qatar Football Association Cup, the importance of the Qatar Stars and the need for attention by the clubs and participate in the elements during a stop at the best league.

Sheikh Hamad said during a press conference held in the presence of officials of the Qatar Stars League and the heads of organs of the ball club managers and teams that "the Football Association was keen to interest in the tournament and to encourage clubs to fight with all their stars and to urge the public to follow the matches, we have decided to increase the value of the prizes, and we have also decided that be incentives for teams in League matches in the ongoing Star Cup Qatar Stars. "

He called the President of the club officials, heads of agencies and managers of the difference is not considered as the tournament and friendly or involving players the second row and said, "This period will be an opportunity for the continuation of the players in their activity, and for the players to international understanding with the teams and their work continues, but is international and the rest of the players, especially professionals must participate in the championship. "

The President of the Union message to the club coaches across the heads and directors of the difference, he said, "I wish to convey my message to the championship coaches need to take care and the need to participate fully in the forefront of the stars players, particularly as we are still in the middle of the season."

And Sheikh Hamad said in remarks published site on the Internet Union country that, despite the interest in the tournament from all aspects so as to benefit the clubs but the presence of the idea for the participation of Foreign Affairs of the hero in the championship is very difficult because the State Championships are all specific.

And the face of Sheikh Hamad to thank all clubs for their support and to provide their players for national teams, private clubs Sadd, Al Rayyan and said, "We hope to support these two clubs but it is difficult to postpone a game because of the heavy calendar, we have tried to help both clubs and we cancel the camp, Thai and legs, Thailand and Vietnam friendlies" .

On the other hand revealed Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al Buainain, Deputy CEO of the Qatar Stars League, Cup Awards Qatar Stars League rivals, which starts in November 19 and conclude on 23 December next.

The Buainain that awards Stars Cup Qatar became the SAR 1.5 million after it was 800 thousand riyals in the previous edition of the tournament, where the team will receive a winner a million riyals after he gets half a million, gets runner-up to half a million riyals after it gets 300 thousand riyals.

Other awards for the winning team, as is the case in league matches, were identified $ 40 thousand riyals for each winning team in the game, in addition to three thousand riyals for the best player in each match.

Buainain called all the difference to get involved, because the tournament was held for the many clubs that incentives will be one of the most important motivation for the teams in this tournament, and stressed the need for professionals who participate are being spending a lot on them.

He said in comments posted on the Internet Union country on Monday, "We hope that participation would be the level of ambition", as called for clubs to ensure the attendance and referred to the institution's willingness to support them in this aspect.

It was announced that Buainain matches will be played in three stadiums are Arab, Al Wakra and Al Khor due to preoccupation with other stadiums because of the readiness for the finals of the Asian Cup to be held in Doha early next year.

[color:f8f2=#000]Arsenal made English football against the decision Monday to resume declaration of a red card in the face of French defender Laurent Kochellne during the match which they lost zero -1 against Newcastle on Sunday.

And exposure Kochellne sent off in stoppage time of the match after a violent foul on Neil Ranger.

The FA Cup in a statement: "Arsenal made today about the dismissal of claim is wrong, in the wake of the expulsion of Laurent Kochellne opportunity to prevent certain goals."

In the event failed to Arsenal in the appeal, the Kochellne will miss the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday.

[color:f79a=#000]Will Kodjovi Obelali goalkeeper Togo 100 thousand dollars from the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) after being seriously wounded during an armed attack on the team bus before the start of the African Nations Cup last January.

FIFA said in a statement on its Web site Monday that its president Sepp Blatter told Obelali in last September that the humanitarian institution affiliated to FIFA will pay for the guard of 25 thousand dollars, but has now decided to raise the value of the amount.

It took the guard's 25-year-old who was playing in the former French team PONTIVY to surgery in the back and abdomen after the attack, which occurred in the province of Cabinda, Angola, killing two members of the Mission of Togo in addition to the bus driver.

FIFA said that Obelali is still at the stage of rehabilitation.

Togo pulled out of African Cup of Nations after the attack and punished by the Union of African Football banned from participating in the tournament for four years before the lifting of the suspension after mediation from FIFA.