The Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Technical Directorate of the Ghana Football Association have launched the Football 4 Girls project in Accra.
Sports, which is critical in achieving national, long term and individual development, thus makes the main aim of the project is by giving young girls the opportunity to develop their interest in football at a tender age.
In the Ghana FA'S pursuit to develop Women’s football in the country, the Football 4 girls project will spurt as an extra curricular activity in the numerous Primary schools across the nation.
Ama Brobbey Williams, who is the Head of Women’s Football Development at the GFA stated that the initiative will help in empowering girls and young women through sports.
“In our effort to improve football in the country, the Ghana Football Association has created a football philosophy that focuses on the long term development plan. Grassroots football is a needed foundation that unearths the talents of players, helps build their confidence and also serves as a platform for them to develop their skills” she said.
“We have collaborated with the Ghana Education Service to introduce football for girls in all the primary schools across the country. This program is here to stay but will be run as an extra curricular activity so it won’t interrupt their academic schedule. She added.
The scheme will not be the cost of the schools, as all costs involved in training the Physical Education (PE) tutors of the greatest importance to train the girls from class one to class six will be acquired by the Football Association.
The team of the project visited five basic schools, namely, the Adjiringano DMA primary school, St. Francis Catholic School - Madina, Sraha Basic School – Ogbojo and Sowah Din Primary 1 & 2 School in Adjiringano.
The Football 4 girls project will be introduced in all the 16 regions, which has taken off in the Greater Accra Region.
By: Pascal Nii Gogo Amoah
