A variety of Members of Parliament have renewed requires the federal government and the Ghana Soccer Affiliation (GFA) to considerably enhance funding in girls’s sports activities throughout the nation. The attraction follows the Ghana Black Queens’ historic overcome Algeria within the ongoing Ladies’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) event.
The nationwide girls’s soccer crew secured a spot within the semi-finals after a tense 4–2 victory on penalties towards Algeria on nineteenth July. The match ended goalless after common and additional time, prompting the shootout that despatched Ghana via to the ultimate 4.
Talking on the ground of Parliament, the Member for Guan, Agbenyo Kwesi Fred, emphasised the socio-economic potential of investing in sports activities, notably girls’s soccer, noting its capability to considerably cut back unemployment.
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I’ve all the time maintained, Mr Speaker, that if we really spend money on sports activities—particularly soccer—we may cut back this complete unemployment situation by as a lot as 70%. The soccer ecosystem includes almost each occupation: medical, media, logistics, administration, and past.
Additionally contributing to the talk, Oforikrom MP Aidoo Kwasi Michael congratulated the Black Queens for his or her momentous achievement and referred to as on the Ministry of Youth and Sports activities to re-evaluate the present allocation of assets for girls’s sports activities. He said:
Whereas I commend the gamers for his or her outstanding efforts, I imagine it’s excessive time we revisited our funding technique. I’ve reviewed the ministry’s finances, and fairly frankly, Mr Speaker, I imagine the federal government should considerably enhance the funds allotted to assist the Ministry of Sports activities.
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The Member of Parliament for Akuapem South, Dziwornu Lawrencia, additionally added her voice to the calls, urging authorities to shift focus in the direction of lesser-known sports activities disciplines, not simply the boys’s nationwide crew, the Black Stars.
She remarked:
This achievement reveals us the necessity to pay extra consideration to Ghana’s sporting panorama—particularly the lesser-publicised sports activities. Now that the Minister for Youth and Sports activities has begun supporting the Black Queens, take a look at what they’ve achieved. It proves that if the identical degree of consideration is prolonged to different disciplines, Ghana may attain the worldwide recognition and honour it really deserves.
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In the meantime, the Black Queens are scheduled to face hosts Morocco within the semi-finals of the event, in what guarantees to be an exciting encounter. The crew will likely be aiming to succeed in the finals and clinch their first-ever WAFCON title.
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The Members of Parliament collectively rallied behind the crew, urging Ghanaians to supply their full assist and expressing hope that the federal government will deal with the current success as a springboard for long-term, inclusive sports activities improvement within the nation.
