By
Felix EngsaligeNyaaba
The Okaikoi South
Parliamentary aspirant on the ticket of the
National Democratic Congress (NDC) , Mr. Alexander Ackuaku has in collaboration with the constituency youth leaders
have organized unity
football League to unearth the sporting talents in the
youth in the area.
Speaking at the second football matches between
Avenue United Football club and Kantsean FC, all in the Okaikoi Electoral
Areas, Mr. Ackuaku said his decision to organize the games among
the eight electoral areas was influenced by determination of the Youth to unlock their
talents and venture in football which has been the hallmark of the areas for
the past years.
The aspiration MP said
he was worried that there is not a single football team in the Division One
League from the constituency or a footballer in the national team, the Black
Stars as compare to some years ago.
Mr. Ackuaku therefore
appealed to officers in charge of the various community football clubs in the
constituency to do a diligent work to enable them to form formidable teams that
can stand the test of time.
“Where one comes from,
must not be an impediment to his or her development in sport, we have what it
takes to play for teams like Hearts or Kotoko, but it was just the lack of
motivation and the political will to push these young ones to where they can
perform for their areas and the country,” the Parliamentary candidate said.
Mr. Ackuaku said, the
Constituency for the past years had produced high profile footballers and coaches
such Coach Jones Attuquayefio and appealed to the coaches for the clubs to join
hands to raise a formidable team for the constituency.
He said the event, which was also meant to
foster unity among the people of the constituency will also help keep the youth
busy to prevent them from indulging in anti-social activities.
At the game between the Avenor United and
Kantsean FC at the Avenor sport park,
Avenor beat Kantsean FC 2-0 , while on the Independent day match
between Kaneshie FC and
Adaman United recorded 2-1.
However, in an
interview with The Enquirer, Mr. Carlos Abeku,
the manager of Avenor United football club said, he would use the unity
games to reorganized the team to be able
to play for division one at the national
premier level.
According to him, there
are talented players in the area but due to financial problems some of them do
not appear for training to uplift the club to the national level.
He said, with the
assistance of the aspiring MP, some of the players have started appearing for
training and believe with time goes all
the clubs in the constituency would form
a formidable team to join the division one at the national level.
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