Sports
Gideon Fosu chairs CAF African Schools Football Championship 2025 Local Organizing Committee
Executive Council member Gideon Fosu has been appointed as Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the CAF African Schools Football Championship, Accra 2025.
Gideon Fosu, a banker, is the Vice President and Executive Officer of Division One League side Kings Palace and also heads the Centralized Operations Unit (Payment) of the Ghana Commercial Bank.
Michael Ntow Ayeh of the Ghana Education Service is the Vice Chairman of the Local Organising Committee.
Other members of the LOC are Stephen Appiah of PAC Academy and Vice Chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association, Phyllis Marku Moncar.
The Committee is expected to work with both the CAF and GFA Focal Points for the functional areas to ensure the smooth execution of the Championship scheduled for the University of Ghana Stadium in Accra between April 21-26, 2025.
The GFA Focal Points for various functional areas, such as Safeguarding, Media, Transportation, Workshops, Marketing, Travel, Television, Accommodation, Competitions, and Security, have already met with their CAF counterparts and are working towards the excellent execution of the U-15 championship.
The CAF African Schools Football Championship was launched by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe in April 2022 in Maputo Mozambique. Since its inception, more than 1,965,000 boys and girls from 46 countries have participated in the programme, making it the most successful youth sport mobilization movement in Africa.
Girls and Boys teams from Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, South Africa, Morocco, Algeria, DR. Congo, The Gambia, Senegal, Benin, and Cote D’Ivoire will compete in the Championship.
Sports
GFA Talent Identification Programme a huge success in Central Region, Western region next
The GFA Talent Identification Programme has kicked off in the Central Region with resounding success.
The programme drew massive attendance from Colts Coaches and Physical Education Tutors in Cape Coast and Kasoa Districts, underscoring its popularity.
Participants expressed great enthusiasm for the initiative, praising the GFA for providing a unique opportunity for young talents to shine.
The highlight of the programme was a thrilling football festival featuring 720 students, who dazzled organizers with their skills and sportsmanship.
The event was electrifying, with spectators cheering on their favorite teams to victory. With its success in the Central Region, the programme is set to move to its next destination – the Western Region.
Sports
Black Starlets kick off talent hunt in Greater Accra on Tuesday, April 22
The Black Starlets’ technical team, led by Coach Stephen Frimpong Manso, will conclude their Southern sector player scouting exercise in the Greater Accra region next week.
This initiative aims to identify talented young players born after January 1, 2009, from across the region.
The Greater Accra scouting exercise, which has been divided into three segments, will kick off at the Tema Sports Stadium on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, before moving to Madina Astro Turf on Wednesday, April 23, and later to Carl Reindorf Park in Dansoman on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
The screening process involves a rigorous selection exercise, ultimately leading to the selection of top prospects for the U17 National team’s pool of players.
This scouting exercise is part of the Ghana Football Association’s efforts to develop the next generation of players for the Black Starlets.
The Southern sector screening exercise, which began in Cape Coast, has already made stops in Koforidua and Ho in the Eastern and Volta regions, respectively.
The Black Starlets coaching staff have been actively scouting talents across various regions. Recently, they conducted scouting exercises in Northern Ghana (covering Brong Ahafo, Northern, Upper East, and Upper West regions) and the middle belt (covering Ashanti, Western, and Western North regions).
