"The FA supports initiatives such as this which highlight the enormous contribution which football can make as a vehicle for social change and improving lives. We also recognise the valuable role which African footballers play, not only in our game here in England but in the lives of their followers across the African continent. We wish Score4Africa every success with their awards and their work with football in Africa" - Lord David Triesman, Chairman, The Football Association.

Who won a SCORE4africa Award in 2009?

Nancy Dell'Olio

Nancy Dell'Olio is a lawyer, charity ambassador and entrepreneur. She is the chairwoman of Truce International, a British based charity she founded with Sven-Goran Eriksson, which aims to use football as a means of uniting people in areas affected by war. Nancy is a SCORE4africa Ambassador.

Marcel Desailly

Marcel Desailly is a football legend. He won the World Cup (1998) and the European Cup (2000) with France. At club level he has won the Champions League twice, with Marseille (1993) and AC Milan (1994). He now resides in Ghana and works as a TV commentator. Marcel is a SCORE4africa Ambassador.

Gibril Faal

Gibril Faal is a director of GK Partners, a magistrate and Justice of the Peace, board member of the EC-UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative, and chairman of AFFORD.

Nada Hook

Nada Hook is The Football Association's Senior International Relations Manager , dealing with the FA's international football assistance programme. Prior to joining the FA, Nada worked as a football journalist for BBC Sport and BBC World Service Sport, covering stories across the globe from Manchester to Malawi.

Farayi Mungazi

Farayi Mungazi is a BBC Sports journalist on the Africa World Service. He regularly contributes to Focus on Africa, Network Africa and the BBC African football website. He presents Fast Track, their tri-weekly African sports programme.

Lord Newby

Lord Richard Newby is the Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesman in the Lords, Chairman of Live Consulting, and Chair of Sport at the Prince’s Trust, and of IDS - UK Sport's international development charity.

Brian Oliver

We are also happy to announce that Brian Oliver –the Sports Editor of the Observer has joined the SCORE4africa Judges. Brian is a highly experienced and widely respected journalist. He is also a big champion of African football, writing about it for over 20 years, and has been to report on the last 7 African Cup of Nations.

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