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Greater Accra Regional Sports Festival Opens
Kwabenya (G/A), June 26, Ghanadot/GNA — Landowners have been
called upon to make land available to local authorities for
the construction of sports infrastructure to unearth sports
talents and also promote sports at the local level and
ensure the good health of the people.
Mr Kofi Allotey, Ga East Municipal Chief Executive made the
call at the opening of this year’s Greater Accra Regional
Sports Festival at Kwabenya in the Ga East District of the
Greater Accra Region on Thursday.
Six Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies are
taking part in the two-day Festival of soccer, athletics,
netball, volleyball and table tennis.
Mr Allotey said sports has become a key source of exercise
which is also a major contributor to good health and can
ensure increased stamina, more efficient heart, lungs and
circulatory system and also essential to prevent obesity and
help control weight.
He appealed to non-governmental organizations and
philanthropists in the Region to assist the District
Assemblies to provide some of sporting facilities since the
government alone cannot shoulder all the responsibilities.
Prince Ernest Oduro-Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of the
National Sports Council announced that a holiday camp would
be set up create a conducive forum for the youth to get the
needed training and for unearthing talents at the District
levels.
In the opening Netball match, Ga East defeated Dangme East
10-2 while Accra Metro made mince meat of Dangme East with a
26-3 score.
GNA
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