Posted July 8, 20195 yr Welcome to the World Cup of Sportspeople! With the Women's Football World Cup in full swing just finished and the Men's World Cup being a resounding success last year, we'll be following on with a tournament, not of countries, but of the sports-men and women themselves. This contest is designed to select the greatest sportspeople from each continent through a number of rounds, selecting the best of the best, and pitting them together to show who we really think is the best sportsperson of them all! This is the Voting stage for Africa. We received 65 different nominations in all - taking away our auto-qualifier, Didier Drogba, this gives us two groups of 32/33 players*. Here's how this stage is going to work. - You can vote for up to 20 sportspeople, but you must vote for at least 10. - You must rank your votes in order of preference, either by numbering or by the standard Buzzjack +20, +19 ... +1 (Or down to however many you vote for) - You must vote for sportspeople from at least three different sports - You must vote for at least one male and one female sportsperson. - Each sportsperson has been given a short description of their major achievements to make it easier for you to make up your mind. - The seven sportspeople with the most votes in each group will advance to the Final, whilst the three next highest players will advance to the Intercontinental Playoffs. Everyone else will be booted out. *Group 1 is slightly smaller as a result of some nominated sportspeople being ineligible: Serge Ibaka is ineligible as he has most recently played for the Spanish National Team Hakeem Olajuwon is ineligible as he most recently played for the USA National Team Group 1 Hashim Amla (South Africa - Cricket - fastest player to reach 2000 - 7000 runs in ODIs, was South Africa's Test Captain from 2014 to 2016) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon - Football - 2015 African Footballer of the Year, Bundesliga Top Goalscorer 2016/17) Manute Bol (Sudan - Basketball - Only player in NBA to have more blocked shots than score points) Kirsty Coventry (Zimbabwe - Swimming - Won gold in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics) Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia - Athletics - World Record holder for indoor 1500m, outdoor 1500m, indoor 3000m, indoor 5000m and indoor mile, IAAF World Athlete of the Year 2015) Joel Embiid (Cameroon - Basketball - received two All-Star selections) Michael Essien (Ghana - Football - Won Premier League with Chelsea in 2006 and 2010, as well as three FA Cups) Andrew Flower (Zimbabwe - Cricket - Holds the record for the highest ever test score posted by a wicketkeeper batsman in an innings of a test) Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia - Athletics - won two Olympic golds and four World Championships, broke 61 Ethiopian National Records) Jacques Kallis (South Africa - Cricket - Only cricketer to score more than 10,000 runs and take over 250 wickets, 2008 Leading Cricketer in the World) Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria - Football - Won Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League and Olympic Gold, alongside two African Player of the Year Awards) Kip Keino (Kenya - Athletics - Won gold at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, as well as three Commonwealth gold medals) Ezekiel Kemboi (Kenya - Athletics - Won gold in the Steeplechase in four World Championships, the 2004 and 2012 Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games) Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya - Athletics - Won the London Marathon a record four times, won gold in the 2016 Olympic Marathon) Gary Kirsten (South Africa - Cricket - Holds the record for highest innings by a South African in a One Day International) Roger Milla (Cameroon - Football - Scored four goals at the 1990 World Cup, oldest goalscorer in World Cup History) Amantle Montsho (Botswana - Athletics - Won two Commonwealth Golds in the 400m , as well as one World Championship gold and three African Championship golds) Noureddine Morceli (Algeria - Athletics - Won 1500m gold at the 1996 Olympics, won three World Championship Golds) Maria Mutola (Mozambique - Athletics - Won 800m World Championship three times, won gold at the 2000 Olympics) Abedi Pele (Ghana - Football - Captained the Ghana National Team, won the Champions League with Merseille) Francois Pienaar (South Africa - Rugby - Captained South Africa to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup) Shaun Pollock (South Africa - Cricket - Captained South Africa, 2003 Cricketer of the Year) Henry Rono (Kenya - Athletics - Former record holder for the 3000m Steeplechase, won two ggolds at the All-Africa Games and Commonwealth Games) David Rudisha (Kenya - Athletics - 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion, two time World Champion and World Record holder in the 800m) Graeme Smith (South Africa - Cricket - Made double centuries in consecutive Test matches, captain of South Africa national team) Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eritrea - Cycling - Held polka-dot jersey in 2015 Tour de France, won it at 2015 Dauphineé) Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast - Football - Captained Ivory Coast to victory in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, African Footballer of the Year 2011 - 2014) Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa - Athletics - won gold in the 2016 Olympics 400m with a World Record time, won two World Championship Golds and two African Championships) George Weah (Liberia - Football - Won Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year, top scorer of the 1994/95 Champions League) Get voting!
July 8, 20195 yr Author Copy-paste list without descriptions: Hashim Amla Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Manute Bol Kirsty Coventry Genzebe Dibaba Joel Embiid Michael Essien Andrew Flower Haile Gebrselassie Jacques Kallis Nwankwo Kanu Kip Keino Ezekiel Kemboi Eliud Kipchoge Gary Kirsten Roger Milla Amantle Montsho Noureddine Morceli Maria Mutola Abedi Pele Francois Pienaar Shaun Pollock Henry Rono David Rudisha Graeme Smith Daniel Teklehaimanot Yaya Toure Wayde van Niekerk George Weah
July 9, 20195 yr Author Am I correct that we don't have to put the ones we vote for in order of preference? You do! (+20 to +1 or similar). Sorry for not making that clear, I'll add it to the description now.
July 10, 20195 yr 20- Haile Gebrselassie 19- Roger Milla 18- David Rudisha 17- Eliud Kipchoge 16- Maria Mutola 15- Ezekiel Kemboi 14- Kip Keino 13- George Weah 12- Francois Pienaar 11- Wayde van Niekerk 10- Shaun Pollock 9- Amantle Montsho 8- Noureddine Morceli 7- Hashim Amla 6- Yaya Toure 5- Graeme Smith 4- Kirsty Coventry 3- Genzebe Dibaba 2- Nwankwuo Kanu 1- Michael Essien
July 10, 20195 yr Author +20 Haile Gebrselassie +19 Genzebe Dibaba +18 Eliud Kipchoge +17 Jacques Kallis +16 Wayde van Niekerk +15 Ezekiel Kemboi +14 Roger Milla +13 David Rudisha +12 George Weah +11 Hashim Amla +10 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang +9 Maria Mutola +8 Yaya Toure +7 Nwankwo Kanu +6 Francois Pienaar +5 Noureddine Morceli +4 Michael Essien +3 Daniel Teklehaimanot +2 Kip Keino +1 Graeme Smith
July 11, 20195 yr 20pts Jacques Kallis 19 - Haile Gebrselassie 18 - Kip Keino 17 - Graeme Smith 16 - Andrew Flower 15 - Nwankwo Kanu 14 - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 13 - Henry Rono (he's best known for breaking world records for the 3000m,5000m,10000m and 3000m steeplechase in the space of just 81 days in 1978) 12 - Eliud Kipchoge 11 - Shaun Pollock 10 - Gary Kirsten 9 - David Rudisha 8 - George Weah 7 - Ezekiel Kemboi 6 - Hashim Amla 5 - Kirsty Coventry 4 - Yaya Toure 3 - Maria Mutola 2 - Wayde van Niekerk 1 - Roger Milla
July 12, 20195 yr +20 Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia - Athletics - won two Olympic golds and four World Championships, broke 61 Ethiopian National Records) +19 Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia - Athletics - World Record holder for indoor 1500m, outdoor 1500m, indoor 3000m, indoor 5000m and indoor mile, IAAF World Athlete of the Year 2015) +18 David Rudisha (Kenya - Athletics - 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion, two time World Champion and World Record holder in the 800m) +17 Kip Keino (Kenya - Athletics - Won gold at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, as well as three Commonwealth gold medals) +16 Kirsty Coventry (Zimbabwe - Swimming - Won gold in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics) +15 Ezekiel Kemboi (Kenya - Athletics - Won gold in the Steeplechase in four World Championships, the 2004 and 2012 Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games) +14 Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya - Athletics - Won the London Marathon a record four times, won gold in the 2016 Olympic Marathon) +13 Jacques Kallis (South Africa - Cricket - Only cricketer to score more than 10,000 runs and take over 250 wickets, 2008 Leading Cricketer in the World) +12 George Weah (Liberia - Football - Won Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year, top scorer of the 1994/95 Champions League) +11 Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria - Football - Won Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League and Olympic Gold, alongside two African Player of the Year Awards) +10 Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa - Athletics - won gold in the 2016 Olympics 400m with a World Record time, won two World Championship Golds and two African Championships) +09 Amantle Montsho (Botswana - Athletics - Won two Commonwealth Golds in the 400m , as well as one World Championship gold and three African Championship golds) +08 Noureddine Morceli (Algeria - Athletics - Won 1500m gold at the 1996 Olympics, won three World Championship Golds) +07 Maria Mutola (Mozambique - Athletics - Won 800m World Championship three times, won gold at the 2000 Olympics) +06 Francois Pienaar (South Africa - Rugby - Captained South Africa to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup) +05 Henry Rono (Kenya - Athletics - Former record holder for the 3000m Steeplechase, won two ggolds at the All-Africa Games and Commonwealth Games) +04 Roger Milla (Cameroon - Football - Scored four goals at the 1990 World Cup, oldest goalscorer in World Cup History) +03 Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast - Football - Captained Ivory Coast to victory in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, African Footballer of the Year 2011 - 2014)
July 13, 20195 yr + 20 1. Haile G 2. Michael Essien 3. Ginzeze Dibaba 4. Kanu 5. Coventry 6. Yaya Toure 7. Maria Muttola 8. Montsho 9. Rashida 10. Kemboi 11. Pele 12. Kallis 13. Kipchoge 14. Millar 15. Keino
July 14, 20195 yr 20+ Haile Gebrselassie 19+ Genzebe Dibaba 18+ Jacques Kallis 17+ Eliud Kipchoge 16+ Hashim Amla 15+ David Rudisha 14+ George Weah 13+ Henry Rono 12+ Yaya Toure 11+ Nwankwo Kanu 10+ Kirsty Coventry 9+ Amantle Montsho 8+ Ezekiel Kemboi 7+ Graeme Smith 6+ Maria Mutola 5+ Wayde van Niekerk 4+ Andrew Flower 3+ Michael Essien 2+ Kip Keino 1+ Francois Pienaar
July 16, 20195 yr Author RESULTS Finalists: Genzebe Dibaba Haile Gebrselassie Jacques Kallis Nwankwo Kanu Ezekiel Kemboi Eliud Kipchoge David Rudisha Advance to Playoffs: Maria Mutola Kip Keino George Weah Eliminated: (7th: 63pts) (10th: 55pts) 48 Yaya Toure 45 Roger Millar 44 Wayde van Niekerk 40 Hashim Amla 40 Amantle Montsho 35 Kirsty Coventry 31 Henry Rono 30 Graeme Smith 27 Michael Essien 25 Francois Pienaar 24 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 23 Noureddine Morceli 22 Shaun Pollock 20 Andrew Flower 12 David Rashida 10 Gary Kirsten 10 Abedi Pele 3 Daniel Teklehaimanot Lots of K's making it through to the final... can't really complain with that list though. Some people I'm sad to see out but there was a fairly clerar divide between 10th and 11th so no massive injustices.
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