The MTN Group, which will be Africa's first-ever global sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup scheduled to hold in South Africa, has declared that it is committed to making the event an unprecedented success.
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Akon To Sing Official 2010 Word Cup Anthem
Senegal-born American R&B artist Akon will record the official anthem for 2010 World Cup in South Africa.Aliou Thiam will arrive in the southern African country this week to complete the deal before appointing his team for the opening ceremony.The "Lonely" singer has been asked by FIFA to co-ordinate the song as well as the music for the opening ceremony of the tournament which starts in June next year.Akon said: "I've been hired as musical director for the World Cup. “I will be overseeing the World Cup anthem and music at the ceremonies and I'm off to South Africa this week for meetings."I love soccer so it's a great honor."
However, Akon - who says he will be supporting the host nation in the world's biggest soccer event - won't be following in the footsteps of other artists to record soccer songs by asking players to sing.Talking about England star David Beckham, he said: "I know David, he's my man. But I'm not asking for his advice. Footballers should stick to football."In 1990, New Order recorded the official England song "World in Motion," which featured Liverpool star John Barnes rapping while other players, including Paul Gascoigne and Peter Beardsley, sang the chorus.
The official song for the 2006 tournament in Germany was "Celebrate the Day" by German actor Herbert Groenemeyer.Akon is the son of famed Senegalese percussionist Mor Thiam. The rapper split his time between America and Senegal until he moved to the U.S. aged 15.
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