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Inside December 11, 2020.qxp_Layout 1 12/10/20 8:09 PM Page 12WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GHArts & EntDAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY , DECEMBER 11, 2020Election 2020:Musician Gifty Adorye’s husbanddefeated in Kpone Katamanso contestTHE NEW PatrioticParty’s (NPP) ParliamentaryCandidatefor Kpone Katamanso,HopesonAdorye, has concededdefeat in the Parliamentarycontest.The Former Deputy NationalSecurity Coordinator in charge ofAirports, in a Facebook post, congratulatedthe incumbent NationalDemocratic Congress’ (NDC)Member of Parliament, JosephAkuetteh Tetteh for his victory.“My younger brother HonJoseph Akuetteh Tetteh a.k.a Joe Thas been officially declared theMP-elect for Kpone KatamansoConstituency. Congratulation mybrother for this sweet victory.” -Hopeson Adorye postedHopeson’s wife, Gifty Adoryewho has been a strong pillar in hispolitical career, took to Facebookto express excitement over herhusband’s political journey so far.Mrs Adorye pledged full supportto her husband’s political endeavour.Read Gifty Adorye’s fullpost:You have fought a good fightand raised the hopes of yourlovers and the entire NPP supportersin Kpone Katamanso.You have made us proud andgiven us a reason to put in morehard work next time to wrestlepower for our mother party, theNPP and our constituents.My Hero, I congratulate youfor a good work done. Without adoubt, you have demonstrated tothe nation and the entire familywhat a strong man and a bigshoulder we can forever dependon. We thank God for your lifeand the strength given youthrough it all. I, therefore, pledgeyou my full support in all your politicalendeavours.You’re blessed my dear thousaith the Lord. May He give youmore wisdom to be able to domore for your country. I amsolidly behind you all the way.Nothing shall bring us down.Keep shining and keep on fightingfor your dear country.Thanks to His Excellency NanaAddo Dankwa Akuffo Addo andthe Vice President Bawumia, ourable First Lady and Second Ladyof the Republic of Ghana and theentire NPP party for your support.Still we say the Battle is the Lord’s.#ThereIsStillHope•Mr & Mrs AdoryeKwesi Arthur nominatedfor 2021 MTVAfrica Music Awards•Kwesi ArthurKWESI ARTHUR has beennominated for the 2021 MTVAfrica Music Awards (MAMA).The nominees for the awardswere announced on December 9,2020.He was nominated in the BestHip Hop category alongsideKhaligraph Jones, Nasty C, NGA,OMG and Suspect 95.Burna Boy, Calema, Davido,Diamond Platinumz, Master KG,Tiwa Savage, Wizkid have alsobeen nominated for the 2021MAMA Artiste of the Year.He was nominated inthe Best Hip Hop categoryalongside KhaligraphJones, Nasty C,NGA, OMG and Suspect95.
Inside December 11, 2020.qxp_Layout 1 12/10/20 8:09 PM Page 13WAFU U-20:DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY , DECEMBER 11, 2020Ghana beat Nigeria to secure semi-final spotPRECIOUS BOAH’Sexpertly-taken freekickwas enough togive Ghana a 1-0 winover Nigeria at theWest Africa FootballUnion (WAFU) Zone-B U-20Championship.The win qualified Ghana tothe semi-final stage of the competitionwhile Nigeria are kickedout. This sees a reversal of thetrend in 2018 when Nigeria beatGhana to qualify at the expenseof the Satellites.The Black Satellites had an averagefirst half showing withNigeria dominating play.Coach Karim Zito’s sidestruggled to play with an identityand lacked cohesion.The team in various spellsthroughout the first half, wereoff the pace and looked unsettled.The Flying Eagles twice hadthe ball in the net but no goalswere awarded on both occasions.The first was ruled out foroffside while the second wasrightly disallowed for an initialhandball.Chances were far and few inthe first 45 minutes but Nigeriablew most of their half chances,ensuring that the first half endedgoalless.Back from recess, the Satellitesupped their game and beganto create some chances.However, there were still lingeringissues. Second half substitute,Abdul Mugeese Zakaria,added some bite to Ghana’s attack.The Dreams FC attacker onloanat Eleven Wonders, made abeautiful dribbling run in fromthe left flank into the middle andwas brought down for a free kickinside the 76th minute.Precious Boah, after properlypositioning the ball, unleashed abeauty into the net with theNigerian goalie looking stupefiedin between the sticks.Boah will grow from hero tozero minutes later when he receiveda second booking for nonsportingconduct to trigger hisejection from the game.Ghana played the remainingminutes with 10 men but held onsolidly to ensure they ended thegame with their solitary lead.The win qualifies Ghana tothe next stage while a draw in thenext game against Ivory Coastwill be enough to cement firstplace in Group B.For Nigeria, the defeat seesthen eliminated, an occurrencethat will serve as a payback fromGhana following happenings atthe 2018 edition.Ghana XI:Ibrahim Danlad (GK)Philemon BaffourBenjamin AlomaKobina AmoahNathaniel AdjeiEmmanuel EssiamEugene Adjei FrimpongDaniel Afriyie Barnie (C)Matthew Anim-CudjoeMohammed SulemanaPrecious BoahRobert Addo extends Heartsof Oak contract to 2023DEFENDER ROBERTAddo Sowah has signed anew contract at Hearts ofOak that keeps him at theclub until 2023.The centre-back has inthe last few years been a keyman for the Phobians eventhough he has not alwaysbeen a preferred first choicein the team’s starting line-up.With his high professionalismand display of qualitywhenever he is called into action,he has managed to establishhimself as an asset forthe Accra-based club.On the back of successfultalks with his representativesand officials of Hearts ofOak, Robert Addo Sowahhas inked a new contractthat will run until 2023.This season, the 27-yearoldhas featured in twogames in the Ghana PremierLeague and has so far beenimpressive.As the season progresses,he should have a big role toplay for the team as they eyeenjoying success at the endof the campaign.On the back ofsuccessful talkswith his representativesandofficials ofHearts of Oak,Robert AddoSowah has inkeda new contractthat will run until2023.•Thomas Partey•Robert Addo SowahPartey was not rushed backfrom injury - Mikel ArtetaARSENAL MANAGER MikelArteta insists Thomas Partey's injurysetback was not because he wasrushed back by the club for theirnorth London derby against Tottenham.Partey will 'miss the next fewmatches' because of a recurrence ofhis recent thigh issue, Arteta confirmedon Wednesday ahead oftheir Europa League dead rubberwith Dundalk.The 2-0 defeat by Spurs wasPartey's first appearance in almost amonth and Arteta said: 'He did incrediblywell and was very confident.We tested him three times andhe had zero incidents. In footballyou have a lot of unpredictable actions.'Partey limped off the pitchagainst Tottenham - leaving Arsenallight in defence as Spurs scoredfrom a counter-attack.Arteta is set to give Arsenal'skids their chance in Thursdaynight's clash. The club are lookingto end their Europa League groupwith a perfect record after five winsfrom five.Arteta added he would fully supporthis players if they decided towalk off the pitch if they felt therehad been a racist incident, in lightof what happened in the ChampionsLeague clash between PSG andIstanbul Basaksehir.
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