African football championships can truly surprise, especially when it comes to recognizing players for their significant contributions to the game.
In Zambia, for example, the best player in the match received 5 trays of chicken eggs as recognition. And such cases are not uncommon.
In Uganda, a player received a loaf of bread and a bottle of milk as a prize.
In the Premier League of Zimbabwe, the company Castle decided to gift two crates of their light beer to the best player of the match.
In Sierra Leone, the best player of the Mohamed Gento Trophy 2022 competition was awarded a box of cornflakes.
A player from Botswana received a large bag of groceries as a reward for the player of the match.
Let's move on to more modern prizes. South African midfielder Khompho Kekana was once awarded 5 GB of internet data for being the best player of the match in the Telkom Knockout tournament.
In Kenya, the player of the month received a luxurious 49-inch plasma TV for his performance.
And now, for the real shocker. Once in a Ghana Premier League match, a player was given a pair of flip-flops as the player of the match award.
But the most absurd award was in Malawi, where a player received... a live chicken for his outstanding performance.
