THE BOB MARLEY ONE LOVE CELEBRITY FOOTBALL MATCH LATER TODAY...

The Bob Marley One Love Celebrity Football Match was established in 1982 and has since become a feature of the celebration of Black History Month and the life of our Reggae Ambassador, Bob Marley. 

Last year, the “Celebolympics” track and field element of the event was introduced to increase the entertainment value of the event. These events featured a male and female corporate 100m dash, a female entertainers 100m dash, a media 100m dash, and a promoters 4 x 100m dash. Chris Vendreyes of NCB won the inaugural Corporate Male 100m dash, Entertainer Denyque won the female 100m dash, Ricardo Chambers of KLAS won the Media 100m dash, while Tanya Lee of Sports Max won the Corporate Female 100m dash. 

Speaking on the choice of the National Stadium East as the venue, Deane Shepherd of Blueprint Consulting emphasized that “The staging of this event at the National Stadium East will allow our sponsors and charities to benefit from this event on a larger scale, by being able to execute more creative and innovative branding, while interacting with a larger number of patrons”. Shepherd continues “While this is a charity, we have had to find ways to make the overall activity more exciting and entertaining, as sponsors need to see the value of their marketing dollar”. “Some of these elements will include Half line kicking challenges, Juggling contests and more”.

Activities:-

- Media XI vs. Sponsors XI

- Entertainers vs. Masters & Celebrities

- Male corporate 100m dash

- Female corporate 100m dash

- Promoters 4x100m relay

- Male media 100m dash

- Sound system 100m dash

- Male entertainers 100m dash 

- Female entertainers 100m dash

Participants in these events have included Chris Martin, Wayne Marshall, Darren Virtue, Courtney Walsh, Jimmy Adams, Elephant Man, Aidonia, Ding Dong, DJ Narity, Assassin, Richard Murray, Nick Ziadie, Wolde Harris, TOK, Voice Mail, Usain Bolt, Jermaine Gonzales, Ali Mcnab, Rudolph Speid, Philip Palmer, Peter Prendegrast, Germaine Brown, Oral Tracy, Audley Boyd, Ian Burnett, Wayne Lewis, and many more.

The Best Care Lodge will receive a cake treat courtesy of Say it with Cakes and a freezer courtesy of Reggae Jammin, Mustard Seed Communities will receive a computer courtesy of the NCB Foundation, while the Special Olympics Team will receive sponsorship management services from Blueprint Consulting. These gifts are in addition to the proceeds from the staging of the event.