THE President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, has presented 24 sets of jerseys and 51 footballs worth GH¢ 3, 500 to 24 juvenile football clubs in the Upper West region.
They include 17 teams in the Wa municipality and seven from other parts of the region.
A representative of Mr. Nyantakyi, Mr. Abdul Rahman Yunusah, who presented the items on behalf of the GFA president, said the development of juvenile football was dear to the heart of Mr. Nyantakyi because it was the only way they could groom talents to feed the only premier club, Wa All Stars.
He advised supporters of the club who trooped to the Wa stadium to watch football matches to avoid violence since that could be a drawback to the progress of the club in the premier league.
Mr. Yunusah also stressed the importance of education in modern day football and advised up and coming footballers to take their education serious.
He called on supporters of Wa All Stars to have confidence in Mr. Nyantakyi and his administration both at the FA and the club level and said they were there to contribute their quota towards the development of football in the country.
The Chairman of the Regional Juvenile Football, Mr Kassim Abubakar, expressed appreciation to Mr Nyantakyi for the gesture and said they would continue to support him in his quest to develop football in the Upper West region and the country at large.
Mr. Abubakar further appealed to other philanthropic individuals and organizations to emulate the example of Mr Nyantakyi and make similar donations to clubs in the region.
Picture: Mr Yunusah (3rd right) presenting the items to Alhaji Yahaya Sadugu, the Chairman of the Regional Football Association (2nd left) while the Chairman of the Regional Juvenile Football, Mr Kassim Abubakar (extreme left) and others look on.
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