Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, has outlined his vision to transform sports in Ghana.
The Vice President says if he is elected as president, he will set up an agency that will see to the development of sports in the country.
He indicated that he will under his presidency work with different stakeholders to ensure sports continue to grow in Ghana.
Dr. Bawumia emphasised that he would collaborate with international sports bodies to pave the way for young Ghanaians to make good use of their talent.
“My government, as part of a broad sports development vision, will establish the Ghana School Sports Secretariat, which will be an agency under the ministry responsible for sports, in collaboration with other stakeholders such as the GES and sports federations,” he said on Wednesday.
“My government will also seek school-level collaboration with international sports bodies like the NBA and NFL to make Ghana a hub for these emerging sports in Africa, to create more opportunities for young people,” he continued.
“We have already tried this with the NFL, the governing body for American Football, which agreed to host in Ghana, in 2022, the first ever NFL Flag Football in Africa after my engagement with them.
“This paved the way for 10 young Ghanaians to be selected to the United States to represent Africa in a global NFL tournament last year. Another set of young Ghanaians, who were picked after the 2nd NFL Africa Football was also held in Ghana last year, are currently in the United States to represent Africa.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
