The President of Afro Arab Group, Alhaji Abdul Salamu Amadu has been named the Sports Personality of the Year by the for at the 2018 edition of Forty Under 40 Awards.
The event, which was held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra last night honoured and celebrated a cross-section of the nations most influential and accomplished young business leaders under the age forty from a wide range of industries.
Alhaji Salamu, the renowned business mogul and philanthropist, was adjudged the most influential personality in the sports category for his efforts in the promotion of sports development within the Zongo communities, as well as the country as a whole.
Alhaji Salamu is well-known fan of Kumasi Asante Kotoko and he has has on many occasions offered support to the Porcupine Warriors.
He is also as a patron of the Annual Sheikh Sharubutu Ramadan Cup and The Zongo Mail understand he has been supporting the competition since its inception in 2015.
Alhaji Salamu is now a major financier of football development at the grassroot level as he now owns a second division club in Accra, which has offered many young players the platform to realize their potentials.
He is also currently constructing a modern mini stadium in Kokomlemle to provide a decent sports infrastructure for the area.
The Forty Under 40 Award is organised by Xodus communications, handlers of the Ghana Oil & Gas Awards, Ghana Auto Awards, Ghana Aviation Awards and Ghana Manufacturing Awards.
