Officials of the Education Through Sports initiative
The 2025 Education through Sports football tournament will take place at the Adjiringano AtroTurf, Accra from June 19-20, 2025, where footballers will showcase their potential.
The Founder and Head of Mission of the Diaspora African Forum, Dr Erieka Bennett, who has traveled, worked, and lived in Africa for over 45 years, disclosed that individuals who excel in the tournament could be scouted by clubs abroad and offered scholarships.
She also revealed that they are planning to organise similar tournaments for females and other lesser-known sports to educate and promote them.
“We have been able to send some of the boys to the US and other European countries. Our embassy has relationships with others, so we get visas for these boys to play for various clubs abroad. We are also giving scholarships to players in the Bechem United team for now, and as time goes on, it will expand to other club players as well.
“We also have plans to extend to female sports and give women the opportunity to exhibit their talent. We have plans to extend it to athletics and other sports to educate people,” she told GhanaWeb Sports during a press conference on June 18, 2025.
About the Education Through Sports football tournament
Education Through Sports is a project designed and developed by Miracle Africa International Foundation (MAIF) in partnership with Diaspora African Forum (DAF) and Bechem United Football Club.
Miracle Africa International Foundation is a Geneva, Switzerland-based charity.
Its mission is to offer better living conditions to African people through projects and programs aimed at promoting stability, peace, and democracy within communities via economic, cultural, artistic, and sports opportunities.
To achieve these goals, Miracle Africa International Foundation frequently uses tailor-made events involving the arts, culture, music and sport to promote initiatives and awareness campaigns that target sustainable development, global peace and intercultural dialogue for positive world transformation.
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