The National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) George Opare Addo has promised to revamp grassroots football in schools when his party wins the general elections in 2024.
The opposition party are aiming to return to power after losing the 2016 and 2020 elections and have begun outlining their vision for the country.
Following Ghana’s recent decline in sports, the NDC have proposed a restructuring plan to revive various sporting disciplines across the country.
In an interview with Onua TV, Opare Addo stated that there are plans to reemphasise the importance of inter-school sports as well as make various disciplines attractive for businesses to invest in them.
“NDC will restructure Ghana Sports if we capture power in 2024. We will take a critical look at inter-school sports and encourage corporate entities to invest in sports,” he said.
“The first thing we would look at is the inter-schools then we also focus on Colts football. We will revamp inter-school sports and crown it with a national sports festival every year.
“We will also develop a secondary school in each region into a sports college.
“We will also set up a sports fund that would provide finances for less-funded sports so that we can have a mini-size Olympic stadium that will have a swimming pool, athletic tracks, volleyball courts, and [playing ground] for other sports.
He added that the sports councils in various districts would be equipped so that “we can now nurture more players.”
