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Effah confirms arrival date
Accra, May 29, Ghanadot/GNA –
Enoch Effah, Ghana born French World Kickboxing Heavyweight
champion on Thursday confirmed his arrival date to the land
of his birth.
In an e-mail sent to GNA Sports, the world champion said he
had concluded all arrangements to arrive Ghana on Monday,
June 2 as had earlier been announced.
He said he was very anxious to visit home as a world
champion in a sport which had just been introduced to Ghana
and hoped his visit would give kick-boxing a new awareness
that would make it a leading sporting discipline in the
country.
Meanwhile Dr. Chris Kpodar, coordinator of Effah’s
homecoming programme said he and other members of the
planning committee were working round the clock to put
finishing touches to arrangements to ensure that the
champion’s schedule was not disrupted.
He said he had arranged with the National Supporters Groups
to create a carnival atmosphere at the airport and accompany
the kickboxing king in a float through the principal streets
of Accra.
The coordinator said the Franco-Ghanaian would visit boxing
gyms and receive an award from the kickboxing fraternity in
Ghana, while a gym would be named after him.
He said an elaborate reception had been planned for him at
the French Embassy after which he would depart to the
Ashanti Region to visit the Asantehene and pay respect to
him.
Dr Kpodar appealed to corporate organizations, particularly
the French Companies which have not yet identified with the
programme to do so, adding that though Effah was of Ghanaian
parentage, he flies the flag of France when he fights and
was likely to win a gold medal for them during the Beijing
Olympics.
GNA
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