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African football stars featurein Covid-19 awareness campaign
African footballers have been participating in a social media challenge in a bid to raise awareness about how to help prevent the coronavirus from spreading.
Players shared their videos, part of the “Stay safe for Africa” campaign, while performing 19 kick-ups with the hashtag #19KickupsAgainstCovid19.
Former international footballers including Egypt’s Ahmed Hassan, Nigerian Joseph Yobo, Tunisia’s Karim Haggui, and Congolese Lomana LuaLua have taken part in the initiative.
Africa has so far recorded more than 200,000 Covid-19 cases including over 5,500 fatalities, according to AFP figures.
“Football brings together so many people from different backgrounds, nationalities and languages, and we hope that this social media challenge will bring people together in the same way,” said the Confederation of African Football deputy secretary general Anthony Baffoe.
“Even though the football season has been put on hold, we must all continue to come together, with distance, and fight the spread of this disease and misinformation.” – AFP
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) and all the clubs participating in this weekend’s competitions will pay special tribute in honour of the memory of the late Dominic Frimpong of Berekum Chelsea FC (on loan from Aduana FC).
The GFA has in a statement announced that all the players and team officials of the 6 clubs playing this weekend competitions will wear black armbands on their jerseys as a mark of respect during their respective matches.
In addition, a minute of silence will be observed before the commencement of each game in his honour. This tribute will take place during the MTN FA Cup semi-final matches as well as the Women’s Premier League final scheduled for this weekend.
“The GFA counts on the full cooperation of all clubs and the fans in respectfully observing these arrangements as we collectively pay tribute to Dominic Frimpong,” the statement added.
The FA expressed appreciation to all stakeholders for their understanding and support in these times.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Daniel Laryea will handle the MTN FA Cup semifinal clash between Aduana FC and Nations FC at the Swedru Stadium on Friday, April 17, 2026.
Roland Addy will serve as Assistant I, with Seth Abletor as Assistant II, while Adaari Abdul Lattif works as 4th Referee.
The match is scheduled for a 3:00pm kick-off at the Swedru Stadium on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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