Further reinforcing its commitment to sport in the region, Sport4ever.com, the largest Arab online sports community in the world, has once again launched its annual online voting campaign.
Sports lovers from across the world can log on to www.sport4ever.com/poll/best2006 and vote for their favourite Arab athletes, leagues, teams and sports reporters based on their performances of the past year. The campaign that was launched a couple of days ago, has received a tremendous response and will continue to run until February 24th, 2007.
“In past years, results of the campaign have generated incredible feedback from the public and the media alike”, said Samer Kamal, Sports Manager at Maktoob.com “We are confident that sports enthusiasts will use this as an occasion to show support to their favourite sports stars.”
Votes can be cast for your favourites in 18 categories including Best Football Player, Best Basketball Player, Top Player in various other sports, Best Female Athlete in various sports, Strongest Arab League, Best Arab National Team and Best Arab Club team. Voters can only cast a single vote in each category.
Categories inviting votes for the best Arab sports media include Best Sports Channel, Best Football Commentator, Best Studio Analysis, Best Sports Program, Best Sports Analyst, Best Sports News Bulletin, Best Sports Correspondent, Best Presenter, Best Sports Talkshow Program, Best Newspaper / Magazine Journalist and Best Sports Writer.
This is the third year running that Sport4ever.com has successfully carried out this innovative campaign, whereby sports lovers from across the Arab world are provided with a unique opportunity to express their views on regional sport.
About Sport4ever.com:
Sport4ever.com was launched in the year 2000 in Saudi Arabia as the first Arabic discussion forum specialized in sports. Maktoob.com acquired an 80 percent stake in the website in April 2006. It now attracts hundreds of thousands of users offering them the ability to submit sports news and discuss sports related issues. In January 2007, sport4ever.com recorded 1.5 million unique visitors and 7 million pages views.
About Maktoob Group:
Maktoob Group comprises a network of leading online media companies and websites. In addition to the Arab world’s leading portal, www.maktoob.com, the Maktoob Group network includes Souq.com (www.souq.com) auctions and marketplace, Araby.com (www.Araby.com) the first Arabic search engine, and cashU (www.cashu.com) the electronic payment solution, in addition to several other leading sites and services in the region. In 2005, Abraaj Capital, a leading regional private equity firm, acquired a stake in Maktoob.
For more information about the Group, please visit www.maktoobgroup.com
