President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the Black Stars B team for annexing the 2017 West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup.
The locally based Black Stars beat their counterparts from Nigeria 4-1 in the final at the Cape Coast Stadium to emerge winners.
While two-goal hero on Sunday won the Golden Boot of the tournament, skipper Isaac Twum was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) with Nigeria’s goalie Izenwa Ikechukwu winning the Golden Goves.
After his return from the United States of America, from the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, President Akufo-Addo took to Twitter to congratulate the side.
Earlier in the day, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia had also congratulated the team.Kudos to the players, technical and management team of the Black Stars ‘B’ Team on winning the WAFU Cup. Ghana is proud of you. ??
— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) September 25, 2017
By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana Follow @kwame_amoh]]>Congratulations to the Black Stars Team B for winning the 2017 West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations championship. pic.twitter.com/PmxLrY16dv
— Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia (@MBawumia) September 25, 2017