Afua Asantewaa Aduonum ends Singathon after 126hrs : 52mins

Ghana’s Afua Asantewaa Aduonum at 8am today ended her singing marathon aimed at breaking the Guinness World Record after sing for 126hrs : 52mins.

The mother of three started her singing marathon at midnight on Sunday, and defied all odds till Friday morning.

Many well meaning Ghanaians at the Akwaaba Village near the Airport to throw their support behind her to achieve her dream and make the country proud.

Addressing the gathering shortly after she ended her Singathon, Afua was optimistic that her achievement will motivate others to move out of their comfort zones to try other things.

She also thanked Ghanaians for their massive support, saying it was an overwhelming one.

On their part, the Medical team said they have gotten to a point that Afua Asantewaa’s health was of topmost priority to them and needed to make sure she was fine.

“We would have love for her to go probably till 12pm, however, at this point as a medical team we want to put a hold to it and protect Afua as much as we can, fatigue has set in,” they revealed.

The medical team assured that they will work on her and ensure she regained her strength.

Afua Asantewaa’ team led further announced that there would be an after-party at 6 pm at the Akwaaba Village today.

Afua Asantewaa Aduonum is attempting to break the longest singing marathon set by Sunil Waghmare, an Indian who sang for 105 hours in March 2012.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme