Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has confirmed that, this year's edition of his Baby Jet U-16 tournament will be broadcasted live on giants African TV station SuperSport.
The competition has been running annually for sometime now and has aided in exploiting lots of talents in the country including ex- Kotoko youngster Mathew Anum Cudjo and Gideon Asante who is currently with Hearts of Oak.
The tournament will look slightly different compared to previous years which saw only clubs from Ghana, however, in this year's edition, teams from other West African nations like Nigeria, Cote D'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo to join other 21 juvenile clubs from Ghana to compete for ultimate.
In a post on his official Twitter, the ex- Sunderland and Udinese Calcio striker made the declaration with a video attached to confirm the development.
IT STARTS HERE ! Our kids will be on Supersport during the @BabyJetU16 , one of the biggest platforms for any up coming footballers to exhibit his or her skills , thanks @SuperSportTV for coming on board #Itstartshere #BJU16Tourney #BabyjetU16 pic.twitter.com/AJy0JA8f61
— ASAMOAH GYAN (@ASAMOAH_GYAN3) May 24, 2023
The competition is expected to be held at the Cape Coast Stadium from June 6 to 13, 2023.