Paga youth honour two personalities
Two personalities have been honoured by the Paga Youth Movement in the Kassena-Nankana-West District of the Upper East for their distinguished services to the country.
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They are Abedi Ayew Pele and Alhaji Abdul-Karim Awudu.
In a citation read in honour of Abedi Ayew Pele at a socialisation event organised by the Paga Youth Movement at Paga, the movement recounted the contributions of Abedi to the Black Stars as the captain from 1992 to 1998.
"You were one of the first African football players to earn the top placing in the FIFA World Player of the Year voting in 1991 and 1992. You are arguably the most decorated and honoured football player ever, winning France football magazine African Football Player of the Year award three times, the inaugural winner of the BBC Africa Sports Star of the Year in 1992.
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The citation said Abedi Ayew Pele was awarded the Golden Ball Award at the 1992 African Cup of Nations and was also the man of the match in Marseille historic European championship league final win over Milan in 1993.
It said Abedi Pele appeared seventy-three times in jersey playing for Ghana and was the best in Africa until June 2013 when he was surpassed by Asamoah Gyan indicating he was the top scorer for Ghana with the highest goals scored for the national team.
"You won the Africa Footballer of the Year in 1991,1992 and 1993 and African Player of the Century in 1991. Infact, you have indeed carved a niche and left an indelible mark in Africa and your name will be written in by Yellow AdBlocker" href="#">gold
in the history book as the family of Ghana's finest footballers. Obviously, any citizen of Paga can boast and take a share in this credit”.
Karim Awudu
For his part, Alhaji Abdul-Karim Awudu was honoured for his contribution to the development of Paga and also for being adjudged the national Best Farmer for 2013.
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The Chairman of the Paga Youth Movement, Mr Richard Alogitega, said the movement was formed to foster unity and development within the Paga Traditional Area.
He said the movement, in collaboration with the Paga Development Association, advocated the creation of the Kassena Nankana West District.
He said eight years after the creation of the district, there was no major infrastructural development in the area and called for the building of a district hospital.