{"id":452827,"date":"2018-01-07T11:30:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T11:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/01\/07\/caf-to-probe-ghanaian-artistes-snub\/"},"modified":"2018-01-07T11:30:15","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T11:30:15","slug":"caf-to-probe-ghanaian-artistes-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/01\/07\/caf-to-probe-ghanaian-artistes-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"CAF to probe Ghanaian artistes snub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Sunday,  7 January 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanacrusader.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-01-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/38044301.295.jpg\" alt=\"Shatta Wale Stonebwoy White\" title=\"Shatta Wale Stonebwoy White\" width=\"295\" height=\"148\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ghanaian top artistes like Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy were missing in action at the CAF Awards<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813995117\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813995117\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1515324615_2_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Africa\u2019s football governing body, CAF, say they will addresses concerns with regards to the snub of Ghanaian acts for last Thursday\u2019s CAF AITEO Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The aftermath of the very colorful programme has been met with a social media backlash after no Ghanaian artiste was invited to perform with Nigeria artistes which includes Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Patoranking, Flavour, Phyno and Olamide all taking up the stage to entertain the gathering.<\/p>\n<p>But according to the continental football governing body they will query the event organisers with their choice of artistes in order to make next year\u2019s event more successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur sponsors AITEO deserve big commendation as their significant support ensured the fantastic display,\u201d Caf president Ahmad Ahmad said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile praising their efforts we will be seeking an explanation from AITEO over the line-up of musicians for the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had agreed with them, in pursuit of continental spread of the performers, to ensure a regional balance and a strong local representation of at least two musicians from the host nation Ghana \u2013 Kidi and Shatta Wale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take full responsibility for the absence of the Ghanaian musicians and apologise unreservedly for the mishap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is also the need for an explanation from AITEO on why the host nation\u2019s musicians could not perform as we seek to make next year\u2019s event more successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 56 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Sunday, 7 January 2018 Source: ghanacrusader.com 2018-01-07 Ghanaian top artistes like Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy were missing in action at the CAF Awards Africa\u2019s football governing body, CAF, say they will addresses concerns with regards to the snub of Ghanaian acts for last Thursday\u2019s CAF AITEO Awards. 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