Black Stars forward Majeed Waris has been named the Humanitarian Football fo the Year at the edition of The Northern Excellence Awards (NExA) for the role of his foundation - The Abdul Majeed Waris Foundation.
The Nantes FC striker has been touching lives in education and supporting young ones who aspire to become professional soccers stars in the future.Â
The foundation has reportedly affected many lives in a positive manner in the region which saw efforts duly recognized by the organizers of the programme.
The Abdul Majeed Waris Foundation has over the years been investing in interventions that drive value in the lives of people living in communities within and around the Tamale metropolis.
On behalf of the foundation, we will like to thanks all the people in Tamale who voted for us to win this prestigious Award. We will also like to thank the organisers of the event for recognising our work. Without your support and prayers we won’t have reach this far. pic.twitter.com/YrmDYCSdhf
— M. Waris 🙏 (@warisgh10) March 8, 2019
Receiving the award on his behalf, Halid Prince Mukadi Gbramoni, the Foundation’s Communications Director said, “God bless members of the foundation for always working really hard to put the foundation in the right path and to the organizers, thanks very much for the recognition and we shall do our best to continue with the good works for the betterment of allâ€
The Northern Excellence Awards (NExA) is an initiative of Celebrities Charity Development Foundation (CeChaDeF), a Non-Governmental Organisation to recognize distinguished Individuals and Organizations who are significantly contributing to the socio-economic development of Northern Ghana.
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