Award Quote by Emmanuel Adebayor

I appreciate the recognition as the best African international player and promise to do more to make Africa proud, thank you.

— Edouard Mendy

The only people who can fix Africa are talented young Africans. By unlocking and nurturing their creative potential, we can create a step change…

— Neil Turok

I hope my personal journey will inspire the next generation of Kenyan footballers just like my brother MacDonald Mariga motivated me to chase after…

— Victor Wanyama

When I started Giants of Africa, I envisioned providing African youth access to the game and empowering them to achieve their greatest potential.

— Masai Ujiri

I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a…

— Michael Jordan

I stand for the education of the South African youth, for equality and representation, as Miss South Africa, I cannot wait to make a…

— Zozibini Tunzi

[ Won the 2015 African Player of the Year]meant everything to me. It was the first time a footballer from Gabon was elected Africa's…

— Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

I am delighted to become a Patron of Deafinitely Youth Theatre, a fantastic charity that is so special to me, and supporting the work…

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

I just want to do something meaningful in the world. I want to contribute positively. That means the roles I get to play as…

— Letitia Wright

Hope is a passion for the possible.

— Anonymous

As Miss South Africa, I cannot wait to make a contribution to important social causes.

— Zozibini Tunzi

Being that beacon of hope; not just people in Ghana, but any kind of people that have gone through the struggle, I take a…

— Kofi Kingston