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BSA tourney slated for August
By Awudu Salami Sule, Ghanadot
Accra, July 23, Ghanadot - The
African Baseball and Softball Association (ABSA) 2nd ECOWAS
title and junior league baseball and softball competition
has been slated for August 17 2009.
The five-day tournament which will feature boys under 12 and
girls under 14 will be hosted by Cote D' Ivoire.
The tournament will feature teams from West Africa.
Rev Albert Ocran, chairman of Ghana Baseball and Softball
Association (GHABSA) in an interview said the Ghanaian team
has begin a preparation for the competition.
He said, the players were selected after a vigorous
justifier and are expected to form a strong team represent
Ghana.
He revealed further that, so far 40 players made up of boys
and girls have been selected for camping, out of the number,
12 will be selected in each category for the tournament.
Rev Ocran said, presently the association is cash trapped
and it is affecting the camping plans.
He noted that most funds for baseball activities had been
raised from individual and corporate bodies saying, "with
the government plans of supporting the lesser known sports,
I hope baseball will be brought on board".
Ghanadot
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