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Video of Akufo-Addo celebrating Tottenham’s qualification into the UCL finals surfaces online
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has been caught on camera as he joined the celebration of Tottenham Hotspurs’ emotional qualification to the Champions League Final ahead of Ajax Amsterdam at their home grounds.
Lucas Moura’s stunning hat-trick endured their unlikely Champions League qualification into the finals where they will face Liverpool at Madrid.
In a video currently making rounds on social media, the President who’s a lifelong Tottenham Hotspurs fan couldn’t hide his emotions when Lucas Moura netted the last minute goal.
Watch the video below:
After Matthijs de Ligt’s fifth-minute opener, Hakim Ziyech made it 2-0 10 minutes before half-time but, in a season now steeped in implausible Champions League comebacks, Lucas’ brace had the game all-square on the night before the hour.
Before their first-leg encounter which Tottenham lost to the Dutch side, the vice president of Ghana, Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia was gifted a Tottenham Jersey by Jeremy Hunt, the Foreign Secretary of England, who’s also a fan of the club.
