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Former Black Stars Coach, Otto Addo is calling for the development of grassroots football at all levels and in districts across the country to help unearth hidden talents.
According to Dortmund Youth Development Coach who qualified Ghana for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, an aggressive provision of football pitches and axillary facilities in every district of the country with help the country’s quest to have a sustained assembling of talented footballers to make the country proud.
In an interview with the media after opening this year’s edition of the African Books and Boots project at the Kawukudi Park in Nima, Otto Addo indicated that the development and investment in juvenile football should be a priority for all Ghanaians.
” It is very important to have pitches or maybe even have better pitches.
But these difficult circumstances also make diamonds so it’s good that up to a certain point.
We have a lot of pitches but then I think we have to do more a little bit in developing for under 15,16,17 going forward.
We can do more but I think the grassroots is good but we have to nurture them.
We have to help, support them, show them love and inspire them”.
“We have to show up it’s very important everybody should try and support these young boys because these are our future so we have to provide the pitches.
We have to help the coaches around them those who were running all the pitches.
We have to support them to run it well because the boys are our future and very soon five or six years.
We will see one of them playing in the national teams.
Source: citisportsonline.com
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted the recommendation to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment as part of the constitutional review process.
He said the proposed amendment would affect Articles 3, 13, 19 and 72 of the 1992 Constitution, with offences that previously attracted the death penalty instead carrying life imprisonment.
Dr. Ayine made the announcement on July 30, 2026, at the Jubilee House in Accra during the Government Accountability Series while outlining the government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee.
According to him, the government believes the death penalty is inconsistent with the constitutional right to life and Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
He explained that the recommendation forms part of broader proposals aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental human rights under the Constitution.
Dr. Ayine said the government had also accepted the spirit of several recommendations to expand rights relating to women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and the youth.
He added that a comprehensive Human Rights Act would be introduced to protect these rights and provide detailed enforcement mechanisms instead of amending the entrenched provisions of the Constitution through a national referendum.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on both local and international investors to tap into opportunities in Ghana’s tourism, hospitality and creative industries.
Speaking in an interview yesterday with World Media USA Today, the Minister said government is committed to creating a conducive investment environment to support growth in the sector.
She highlighted key investment areas including hotels, fashion, music, film production, and tourism infrastructure.
Dzifa Gomashie also encouraged Ghanaians to invest in domestic tourism to help boost the local economy.
According to her, strategic investment in tourism and the creative economy will drive economic transformation, create jobs, and position Ghana as Africa’s gateway for heritage, culture, business and investment.
“Ghana has vast opportunities across tourism, hospitality and the creative industries. We are ready and open for business,” she stated.
The Minister’s remarks come as government intensifies efforts to leverage culture and tourism as drivers of economic growth and job creation.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
