“I’m excited to be part of Vodafone Unity Match” - Campbell

Former Arsenal and England player Sol Campbell, has said, he is excited to be part of the Vodafone Unity Match 2016, scheduled for June 8 and June 111, at the Baba Yara and Accra Sports Stadium respectively.

Speaking from his base in England, Campbell, who is among the tall list of international football icons invited for Vodafone Unity Match next said, he was happy to be joining former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah to play a unity match to promote peace and unity ahead of the 2016 General Elections.

 

According to Campbell, football remains symbol of peace and unity across the globe and he was looking forward to coming to Ghana to play in the two matches.

“I can’t wait to be part of this historic event. It’s going to be big in Ghana and i will definitely be part of the event”. Campbell stated.

Campbell, would join a group of international football icons to play Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi on June 8 and return to Accra to play the Black Stars at the Accra Sports Stadium on June 11.

The event, an initiative of Primeval Media and former Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah would be used to promote peace and unity ahead of the elections.

The two-legged match would be sponsored by communication giants Vodafone Ghana, with support from uniBank, NLA, Adidas, Ethiopian Airlines, Azar Chemical Industries, Tang Palace Hotel and TT Brothers.

“I’m excited to be part of Vodafone Unity Match” - Campbell

Player Profile - VUM 2016: Dwight Yorke

Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Tobagonian former football player born on November 3 1971.

 

He played for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland.

He was the assistant manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team until the completion of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Dwight Yorke in Aston Villa colours

Yorke was first discovered by former Aston Villa manager, Graham Taylor, on a tour of the West Indies in 1989. He featured for a team that played a friendly match against Aston Villa and caught Taylor’s attention, who offered him a trial at Villa.

Yorke was subsequently given a permanent contract and he made his First Division debut for Aston Villa against Crystal Palace on 24 March 1990.

Manchester United signed Yorke from Villa for £12.6 million on 20 August 1998 and made an instant impact in guiding the Old Trafford club to a historic treble of the Premiership title, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League, in the famous partnership with Andy Cole.

Dwight Yorke during his unveiling as a Manchester United player after signing from Aston Villa

Yorke finished the season as the top league goalscorer with 18 goals and contributed goals against Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Internazionale and Juventus in the Champions League.

He remained a regular member of United’s 1999–2000 title winning team, contributing 22 goals in all competitions.

The 44-year old later played with Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC, Sunderland before hanging up his boots in 2009.

Yorke later signed for Black Burn Rovers from Manchester United

The Manchester United legend will join Stephen Appiah in lining up with a galaxy of stars to play the two matches of the Vodafone Unity Match 2016 against Kotoko and the Ghana Black Stars on June 8 and 11 at the Kumasi and Accra Sports stadia respectively.

The Unity Match project is a brainchild of top-notch Sports Events organizers, Primeval Media Ghana Limited, with Vodafone as the headline sponsor of the maiden edition.

Player Profile - VUM 2016: Dwight Yorke