The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has commended the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for its relentless efforts in making football activities more attractive and prominent in the country.
He noted that the level of attention football has gained in Ghana is impressive, from the various national teams to the local leagues, both male and female.
The Member of Parliament for the Buem Constituency also called on other sporting federations in the country to adopt the strategies employed by the GFA to revive and enhance their respective disciplines.
“The story of the GFA should guide all of us on what we must do with our federations. We need to leave here knowing very well that football didn’t just gain the attention it’s getting by chance — something happened to give it that attention. It didn’t just wake up one morning and start receiving this level of recognition,” he said.
“We need to understand what happened and learn from it to bring similar progress to our federations. There’s a saying in my village that when you’re an orphan and parents are advising their children, you stand behind the window and listen, so you take a cue, because you’re an orphan,” he added during an engagement with sports stakeholders, as reported by myjoyonline.com.
Currently, 46 sporting federations are registered under the National Sports Authority (NSA); however, many struggle to remain relevant and gain visibility.
The minister has pledged to collaborate with all sports federations to help them become more competitive and achieve greater prominence.
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