Tamale Cook-A-Thon: Afua Asantewaa Serenades Chef Faila And Cheers Her On Towards Victory

Tamale Cook-A-Thon: Afua Asantewaa Serenades Chef Faila And Cheers Her On Towards Victory

  • Afua Asantewaa Aduonum joined a tall list of socialites to throng Tamale to lend their support for Chef Faila
  • Afua Asantewaa and her husband were welcomed to Tamale with cheers from fans
  • She took the microphone to serenade the chef, gaining applauds from netizens for her efforts

Afua Asantewaa Aduonum ended 2023 on a grand note with her official Guinness World Record attempt at the longest singing marathon by an individual.

Faila Abdul-Razak, a chef from Tamale, began the new year with her GWR cooking marathon attempt, which is still underway in Tamale.

Yesterday, Afua Asantewaa Aduonum and her husband flew from Accra to Tamale to cheer Faila on as she inches close to her target.

Faila and Afua
Afua Asantewaa serenades Chef Faila at the ongoing cook-a-thon in Tamale Photo source: Facebook/JahblessFaila, Facebook/AfuaAsantewaaAduonum
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Afua Asantewaa cheers Faila to victory

The longest cooking marathon record is currently held by an Irish chef, Alan Fisher, who registered 119 hours, 57 minutes and 16 seconds.

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A Ugandan woman who clocked in 144 hours just before Chef Faila started is yet to be verified.

Chef Faila, who started her attempt, on January 1, 2024, has currently done over 90 hours and is still going strong.

Yesterday, Afua Asantewaa Aduonum decided to serenade her with the lyrics of Becca's African Woman.

The Ghanaian chef couldn't hide her joy as she grabbed the hands of her sous chef for a dance while in her fabricated kitchen.

Netizens react to Afua Asantewaa's gesture

YEN.com.gh gathered a few reactions from netizens as they weighed in on Afua Asantewaa's gesture.

brendabrownatt said:

I was teary watching this. The moral support is on a different level when she came

ibra_mack wrote:

The way this Faila get energy no de333, she fit cook for the whole week oohhh

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hibamirenterprises1 remarked:

Womensupportingwomen❤️❤️❤️

iam_koa1 exclaimed:

Ghana yɛ ni gye yɛn ho oo but nkɔfoɔ mmienu bi pɛ sɛ ɔmo tena yɛ anigyeɛ so

Chef Faila's cook-a-thon meals distributed on the streets to the needy

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Chef Faila distributed some of her cook-a-thon meals to underprivileged kids and the aged in Tamale.

The Ghanaian chef is bent on leaving no one behind with her cook-a-thon attempt as she pushes forward to victory.

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Peter Ansah (Entertainment Editor) Ansah Peter is an entertainment editor who joined YEN.com.gh in September 2023. He studied Development Planning at KNUST, graduating in 2018. His professional career in entertainment journalism dates eight years back as a showbiz and arts blogger for the now-defunct motionhypegh.net, continuing to Muse Media Networks, acting as the editorial manager for the network's flagship multimedia platforms. He has also managed several PR roles with top clients, including Morgan Heritage. In 2024, Peter completed Google News Initiative courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation