LONDON, UK
The shortlist for BBC African Sports
Personality of the Year 2021 award has been announced.
The six contenders for the accolade were chosen
by a panel of journalists from Africa and the United Kingdom.
The panel selected a shortlist based on the best
African sporting achievements on the international stage in 2021 (between
January and September).
The impact of the person’s achievement beyond their particular sport was also taken into account.
The nominees are:
Eliud Kipchoge (athletics)
Faith Kipyegon (athletics)
Ntando Mahlangu (para-athletics)
Christine Mboma (athletics)
Edouard Mendy (football)
Tatjana Schoenmaker (swimming)
There is more information on the nominees
below, where you can also vote for the winner.
Voting closes at 23:59 GMT on Sunday, 19
December and the winner of the award will be announced on Friday, 7 January
2022 on Focus On Africa television and radio and on the BBC Sport website.
Meanwhile, Conor Benn wants to take on Amir
Khan or Kell Brook in 2022 – before setting his sights on a world title fight
Former world champions Khan and Brook fight in
a catchweight bout on 19 February in Manchester – their first meeting after
years of bitter rivalry between the two Britons.
Benn, meanwhile, takes on American Chris
Algieri in Liverpool on Saturday.
“They both keep saying my name, saying they’ll fight me after. Well we’ll see,
won’t we?” Benn told BBC Sport.
“[The way] the year could pan out perfectly for
me would be [first] stopping Algieri in great fashion within eight rounds because
I’d like to get some rounds in.
“Then you have Kell Brook and Amir Khan
fighting, then me fighting the winner, just as another fight under my belt and
gaining experience. And then [I’d want to be] really looking at world title
honours.”
The fight between Khan and Brook – to be held
at a catchweight of 10st 9lb, two pounds above the welterweight limit – was
confirmed last month after years of failed negotiations.
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