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GFA to offer 900 Colts coaches free licence D Coaching Course
The Ghana Football Association, as part of strategies to fix the fundamental challenges facing football in the country, will be offering the License D Coaching Course for free to nine hundred (900) Coaches of Colts Football clubs over a period of 3 years.
This new policy of the Association will see three hundred (300) Coaches going through professional certified training every season.
This development comes on the back of a proposal from the National Juvenile Committee which has been accepted by the Executive Council of the FA.
Each of the 10 recognized football regions will select 30 coaches to be part of the exercise every year.
The aim of the Football Association is to develop all aspects of Ghana football from the grassroots.
The Ghana FA has, in the recent past, made several interventions designed to support and build the capacity of Colts (Juvenile) clubs: These include the provision of footballs, trophies and medals, as well as administrative support for the District Football Associations to facilitate the development of the game at the lower levels.
The free training will ensure that, ultimately, each Colts club in the country will have at least one certified coach to help in the development process.
This will help to bridge the gap created after the FA announced that all Colts Club Coaches must be, at least, License D holders.
The FA believes that all personnel working with football clubs from the grassroots to the Premier League levels must have the needed qualifications for their respective levels.
Ghana’s First Lady, Lordina Mahama, has made a generous donation to the country’s national female Under-17 and Under-20 teams – Black Maidens and Black Princesses- as they continue preparations for major international assignments.
The donation, made on Friday, May 22, was presented on behalf of the First Lady by the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, at the GFA Technical Centre in Prampram.
The gesture forms part of efforts to motivate and support Ghana’s young female footballers as they prepare to represent the country on the international stage.
The donation included essential food items and toiletries aimed at supporting the welfare and well-being of the players and technical teams.
The donation included cartons of Milo, T-rolls, soft drinks, toiletries, and a range of essential supplies aimed at supporting the welfare of the players, enhancing camp conditions, and easing preparations ahead of their respective assignments.
The Black Maidens are currently engaged in preparations for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers and are set to take on Liberia women’s national under-17 football team in the second-leg encounter in Liberia this weekend.
Meanwhile, the Black Princesses have already secured qualification to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after overcoming Uganda in the qualifiers, extending Ghana’s remarkable record to eight consecutive appearances at the tournament.
The donation by the First Lady was expected to boost morale within both camps while reinforcing national support for the young female footballers who continue to make the country proud.
The prosecution has officially rested its case in The Republic v Solomon Asamoah & Another, the high-profile legal battle commonly referred to as the “Sky Train” case.
The Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem Sai announced the development, praising the state’s team of hard-working prosecutors for successfully anchoring the state’s evidence before the High Court.
The criminal trial centers on the former Chief Executive Officer and the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF).
The duo stands accused of illegally authorizing and paying out US$2 million to a foreign company without obtaining board directives or other mandatory statutory approvals.
State investigators have confirmed that the disbursed millions cannot be found.
Following the closure of the prosecution’s case, the accused persons moved the court for an opportunity to file a submission of no case.
The presiding judge granted the application, ordering the defense to submit their arguments by June 8.
The outcome of the June 8 filings will decide the fate of the trial:
With this, if the judge finds the defense’s submission convincing, the accused will be acquitted and discharged however, If the judge dismisses the submission, the court will order the accused officials to take the stand and explain why they should not face prison sentences.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
