In
continuous celebration of Woman’s month, female football followers have raised
their hands to be counted as the competition for the MTN8 Last Fan Standing for
the 2012 tournament gathers momentum, with two women in line to win the big
prize on the 22nd September.
Nomsa
Khoza and Nomathamsaqa Portia Bafo, two die-hard supporters of the beautiful
game, were randomly drawn as the first two of eight finalists of the MTN Last
Fan Standing. The other six finalists will be selected over the next weeks
leading to up the final of the MTN8 on the
22nd September 2012. The journey to becoming the Last Fan Standing began
when the sms lines opened to enter the competition at the start of the
tournament in early August.
Both
ladies, who are based in Johannesburg, revealed their astonishment at being
selected as the finalists of the competition that will see the Last Fan
Standing and ultimate South African Fan rewarded with the most incredible
life-changing prize to watch the El Clásico derby in Spain during the 2012/13
season and get R1 million in cash.
“I
could not sleep owing to excitement when I was informed of my selection as a
finalist by MTN8. During the first round of this season’s MTN8 I saw details of
the Last Fan Standing competition at halftime on television and I tried my
luck,” said Nomsa Khoza from Hullingham near Sandton.
Nomathamsanqa
Portia Bafo, who hails from Soweto and was only alerted about the competition
by her colleague, was equally elated at being a finalist. “I’m thrilled at this
opportunity to win the big MTN8 fan prize and it will be a bonus should both my
team, Orlando Pirates and I, be crowned champions come the of the tournament,”
she said.
Once
all eight finalists have been determined, they will participate in a football
trivia quiz to determine who this year’s winner will be.
MTN8
has gained popularity with the Last Fan Standing (LFS) competition, a franchise
within the tournament that has become a feature landscape for South African
football fans during the tournament.
“MTN8
is about the fans and love for the beautiful game,” says Desiree Pooe, Senior
Manager: Sponsorship and Events at MTN SA. “MTN congratulates Nomsa and
Nomathamsanqa on becoming the first two finalists of this season’s Last Fan
Standing and we are pleased to continue connecting fans with their passion for
the beautiful game through epic football tales and unique competitions,” she
concluded.
To
stand a chance to win, fans will have to recharge with a minimum of R10
airtime, opt-in to the competition by dialing *186*8#. By doing so, fans will
be automatically entered into a weekly draw to be selected as one of the weekly
finalists to as well go into the final playoffs for the prize.
The
competition will run until the 8th September with the ultimate Last Fan
Standing announced on the day of the MTN8 Final on the 22nd September.
