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Sports
Fiesta 2009 opens in Accra
Accra, Jan. 25, Ghanadot/GNA — Mr.
Richard Bonsu, National Director of Athlete in Action, a
non-governmental organization (NGO), has urged religious
leaders in the country to use sports as a tool in fighting
moral decadence.
He said sports that played a significant role in
socio-economic development could influence the character and
the behaviour of the people.
Mr Bonsu made the call at the opening of Sports Fiesta 2009
at Adenta near Accra on Saturday.
Youth organizations, religious groups as well as civil
society organizations were taking part in the three-week
programme initiated by the NGO.
Mr Bonsu said the exercise which was under the theme “Unity
beyond competition’’ was aimed at exposing the youth to a
variety of recreational and competitive sports as a way of
life.
He said this would help build athletically and promising
youth and also help fight moral decadence.
Mr Bonsu said the NGO as part of the programme giving career
counselling to the youth to help them to develop skills for
self-leadership, self-determination and to acquire moral
values.
He advised the youth to abstain from indiscriminate sex to
avoid contracting HIV/AIDS.
Mr Bonsu called on other NGOs to support Athlete in Action
to ENABLE IT to achieve its goals.
In the opening match, Athlete in Action defeated Soccer in
Christ 2-0.
GNA
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