Presidents of the Ghana Football Association ( GFA) Kurt Okraku, has entreated parents in the Upper East Region to see sports as an economic venture and hence invest in their children’s sports interest.
According to him, sport has become a global entertaining event that when parents invest in it accurately they will earn the returns instantly.
Mr. Okraku, disclosed this, during a sod-cutting ceremony to construct a FIFA Forward 1.0 AstroTurf in the Winkogo community in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region.
He was optimistic, the field when completed will help to nurture and build capacities of talented youth interested in sports to reach their full potential.
“The executive council has been looking at how to provide the basic infrastructure, the basic logistics for the sporting lovers in the Upper East Region. In line with that, we have been working closing with FIFA to see how we can help our sporting folks in the region with a football pitch with floodlighting. So, we are very happy today, to be here and very grateful for the chiefs and people for giving us this land.”
This blessing of a 6.5 arch of land is unprecedented for which reason when I had the confirmation from our dear chairman about the land, I said to my board members that this will be the first GfA’s infrastructural investment to start in the Upper East Region with support from the FIFA Forward1.0 projects to build an AstroTurf pitch with floodlight”
Mr.Kurt, assured managers of football clubs, Football club owners, and operators, of his outfit’s readiness to assist any sporting activity that seeks to bring development to the area.
The headmaster of Bolgatanga Senior High School, Mr. Afelibiek Ababu, and the Paramount Chief of the Talensi traditional area Kugbilsong Naleb Tang as well as subchiefs in the area appreciated the initiative and pledged their full support.
Source:|A1radioonline.com|101.1MHZ|Moses Apiah|Ghana
