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14 DAILY HERITAGE TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2018 WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH PHOTOS BY EBO RAMSON • Tiwa Savage on stage • Stonebwoy in action • Mayorkun entertains the crowd • KME artiste (Rozzy and Markmuday) on stage Ghana really meets Naija •Patapaa thrills fans on stage • The crowd being thrilled at the event • Wisa BY ERICA ARTHUR THE ‘GHANA Meets Naija’ event organized by Empire Entertainment came off on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the Fantasy Dome, Ghana Trade Fair Centre, Accra, from 8:00p.m. to Sunday at 4:00a.m. with more than 10 performances from both main and guest artistes. Fans of all musicians billed to perform under one roof trooped to the Fantasy Dome with the big question, ‘Who will be crowned the winner of the event, Ghana or Naija?’ in their minds. But only various audiences, after watching the show, can tell who carried the day. Not all artistes performed very well on the night of the event but Patapaa was the man of the night, from his grand entry to his interactions with the fans amidst pulling other artistes on stage. On the part of the Nigerians, Wizkid came on stage with many surprises amidst the trending video of the lady who fainted after touching him. He also manage to bring Shatta Wale and Tiwa Savage on stage, which was the icing on the cake on the night. In a nutshell, the organisers did a great work with just only the sound as the major problem affecting the show everything was on point. The concert, dubbed the ‘Rescue Mission’ and organized by Empire Entertainment, was a successful event which had on stage sensational voice Mr Okyere, YaaYaa, Sista Efia, Kuami Eugene, Kidi, Mayorkun, Dice Alies, Fancy Gadam, King Promise, Ponobiom, Mr Eazi, BAM artistes, KME artistes,Wizkid leading the Naija team to battle with Ghanaian acts led by Stonebwoy. Artistes who passed through were SM president Shatta Wale, Tiwa Savage, Tic, Kwesi Arthur, Medikal, Mugees and Asamoah Gyan. • King Promise wows audience • Wizkid admires the love from fan • Kidi on stage • Efia Odo
DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH Sports DAILY HERITAGE TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2018 15 GWBF calls off Friday’s demonstration BY SPORTS DESK GHANA WHEELCHAIR Basketball Federation (GWBF) has called on all wheelchair basketball players in the country to put on hold the intended demonstration which is to come off on Friday, June 15, 2018. This is contained in a press release issued in Accra signed by the Acting Director General (DG) of the National Sports Authority (NSA) and representatives of GWBF in the persons of Mr Wilson Agbesi Yao, who is the General Secretary of the federation and Treasurer of National Paralympic Committee; and Botsyo Nkegbe, the national captain; and national coach, Elvis Alipu, and copied to the DAILY HERITAGE. According to the release, the decision to put on hold the proposed demonstration has become necessary after an emergency meeting that took place on Sunday between the Acting Director General of the NSA and the General Secretary of the GWBF. The Acting DG called for the emergency meeting upon directive from the Minister of • Mr Wilson Agbesi Yao (middle) in a discussion with Elvis Alipui and the team’s General Manager Youth and Sports, Mr Isaac Asiamah, who had met with the Executive Board of the GWBF last Wednesday so that the issue could be resolved to the satisfaction of all. “With these quick intervention by the Acting Director General, who is very much concerned about Para sports and as well have the listening ear for problems facing para-sports and very much determined to see para-sports given the needed support it deserved. The GWBF has considered it very urgent in asking that the demonstration should be put on hold with alacrity till further notice,” the release said. The release said further development would be communicated to all stakeholders after a meeting between the Minister and his team this Wednesday to solve the issue once and for all. Information picked by the DAILY HER- ITAGE suggests that the intended demonstration was due to the Sports Ministry’s inability to fulfil a promise to the Federation, which forced the federation to withdrawn from the African Championship last year in Durban South. The withdrawal attracted a fine from the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) after the Ministry promised to pay a fine that the decision to withdraw at late hour would attract. However, IWBF has given GWBF up to Sunday, June 17, 2018, to settle the debt, which is $14, 000 or face a sanction or ban from all IWBF-related activities. They went ahead to say that the Ministry had not shown any commitment in fulfilling their promise, hence the decision to storm the streets and press the Ministry to go by their word and also match to the Jubilee House to present a petition to the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Janet Amponsah wins ‘Athlete of the Year’ again SPRINTER JANET Amponsah was over the weekend crowned the Women’s Athlete of the Year. At the awards ceremony held at Kempiski Hotel Gold Coast City on Saturday, Ms Amponsah beat competition from the likes of new sensation Hor Halutie to win the award for the second time in three years. National 800m record holder, Alex Amankwah, was crowned the Male Athlete of the Year. Halutie and Emmanuel Yeboah grabbed the maiden Rising Stars award meant for locally-based male and female athletes respectively. Three veteran Ghanaian parasports athletes, Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe, Alem Mumuni and Patrick Yaw Obeng, were also honoured for their commitment to the growth and development of parasports in Ghana. The Third Liquid Sports Ghana Awards saw the trio presented with special individual plaques designed and manufactured in the USA purposely for the award ceremony. Obeng, who is regarded as one of the pioneers of para-sports in Ghana, has received medals at every single All Africa Games since 2003, while Nkegbe is the first Ghanaian to have competed at the Olympic Games and holds the record for most appearances at the Olympics after competing at the Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Games; with Alem Mumuni as the first African paracyclist to have competed at the Olympics at London 2012. In a spontaneous move in appreciation of the efforts by the veteran athletes, the Indian Women’s Association of Ghana (IWA) – who were represented by four of their members at the event – presented GH¢500.00 to each of the para-sports athletes as a gift. IWA also surprised many when they presented a cheque for $6,000 to three-time Olympian Nkegbe for the purchase of a new racing chair to enable him to compete favourably on the international stage. A key highlight of the awards was an awe-inspiring speech by para wheelchair specialist Obeng, who made a passionate appeal to the nation to support para-sports athletes who are among some of the most disadvantaged in society. He said the case where Black Stars players were showered with Jeeps and thousands of dollars for winning silver at the African Nations Cup while para-sports athletes were given no bonuses for also winning silver medals at the All Africa Games did not augur well for the development of the sport. Meanwhile, Dr. Bella Bello Bitugu, Director of Sports at the University of Ghana, Legon, and the Indian Women’s Association of Ghana were awarded with the ‘Leadership and Excellence awards’ • Janet Amponsah (2nd R) won the maiden award in 2016 respectively for their individual contribution to sports development in Ghana. The athletics awards was voted for by an international cast of athletics experts, including renowned Ghanaian journalist Karl Tuffuor; Citi FM’s Fentuo Tahiru; the President of the Ghana Triathlon Federation, Bawah Fuseini; Carole Fuchs, Managing Editor of www.africathle.com; Online Editor, TV3 Network; Emmanuel Kwame Amoh; Yemi Olus, Senior writer at Nigeria’s Making of Champions-a Sports Media & Management Company; renowned Ghanaian athletics coaches Salamatu Musah; and Chris Amankrah- who doubles at the Chairman of the Greater Accra Athletics Association. The awards – the first of its kind in Ghana which focuses on athletics and para sports – were aimed at throwing the spotlight on athletes who excel in representing the country both locally and internationally to inspire the younger generation.
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