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By: Isaac Mortey
The much-awaited “Save Ghana Football Demonstration” came off on Wednesday where Hundreds of Demonstrators joined Wednesday joined to exert pressure on the government, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ghana Football Association to reform Ghana football.
The protest, which started at 10 am in Accra, from the Obra Sport at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle ended at the Independence Square.
Demonstrators held placards with inscriptions such as: “We must evaluate our football infrastructure”, “Football is not politics, stay off”,
“Use World Cup revenue to develop football”, “Government must pay all the national team coaches”, “Football is not only Black Stars”, “Lack of facilities is killing our game”, “Go back to Ben Koffie development plan”, “Our football needs togetherness, not division”, “Taxpayers are very worried”, but Black Stars also is not cash avenue for GFA” and “Abolish taxes on importation of football products” among others.
To the participants, the demonstration, which is to restructure Ghana football, became important after the abysmal performance of the Black Stars Of Ghana when they were booted out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations which was hosted in Cote d’Ivoire.
The leaders of the “SaveGhanaFootball” comprises of Sports Journalists Saddick Adams of Angel Broadcasting Network, Patrick Osei-Agyeman of the Multimedia Group, Veronica Commey, formerly of the Ghana News Agency, Dan Kwaku Yeboah of Despite Media Group, Lawrence Brenya of Global Media Alliance and Felix Romark of Asaase Radio.
The Conveners Of the Demo petition Parliament For the reforms they want to see in the Governance Of Ghana
Alhaji Karim Grusah, Bankroller Of Kumasi based club King Faisal Babies also joined the demonstration as well as Nana Fits former chairman Of Kumasi Corner Stone FC was also present
Source: Adoanews.com
