PELAGIAIT Shikongo, a 27-year-old shop assistant from Oshakati, is going to the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa.
Along with Timoteus Aron from Ondangwa and Swakopmund resident Shatona Ndepofin, Shikongo is the lucky winner of an all-expenses-paid trip to watch a live 2010 Fifa World Cup match in South Africa. The three are among the five winners of the Coca-Cola ‘You and Who’ consumer promotion.Shikongo says she is overjoyed at winning a ticket to the World Cup, as she is an avid soccer fan and has never been to South Africa before. Shikongo, who admits that she entered the competition so many times that she lost count, says she will be taking her boyfriend Martin with her to South Africa. When asked what team she supports, she said, ‘I support all the teams, in general I just support the game of soccer. My family is as excited as I am about winning the tickets, I feel good’.Sharing the joy is 44-year-old Manchester City fan Timoteus Aron, who is employed at an Ondangwa roads depot. As if winning a trip to the World Cup was not enough, Aron’s partner is expecting their third set of twins soon.He expressed joy at having won the trip and has his fingers crossed for South Africa winning the World Cup this year. Shatona Ndepofin, a 34-year-old bartender from Swakopmund, is the third winner in the ‘You and Who’ promotion. Having never been to South Africa before, Shatona is thrilled at the opportunity to finally see the neighbouring country and plans to share the World Cup experience with her boyfriend Nakatana. The Coca-Cola consumer promotion, which began on March 15 2010, rewards lucky consumers with a trip to witness the thrilling opening match between South Africa and Mexico in Johannesburg on June 11.During the promotion, 3 000 people won prizes such as televisions, DStv decoders and satellite dishes, cellphones, soccer balls, soccer jerseys and vuvuzelas.’The ‘You and Who’ promotion combines the great passion for football expressed by the majority of Namibians with the historic happening of the Fifa World Cup on African soil for the first time,’ said Maguire Mulder, marketing manager of Namibia Beverages. The consumer promotion will run in all regions in Namibia until May 31 and winners can claim their prizes until June 15. To participate, consumers are required to buy a bottle or can of Coca-Cola, Fanta or Sprite and look under the crown, bottle top or pull ring to see the prize they have won.
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