Accra, Aug. 28, GNA – The trophy tour for this year’s Democracy Cup match between Hearts of Oak and Great Olympics has started.
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Ahead of the match on September 5, 2025, at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium, the trophy is expected to be presented to the President, the Chief Justice, the Electoral Commission, and the Inspector General of Police.
Mr Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, Clerk to Parliament, presented the 2025 Democracy Cup trophy to the Ghana Armed Forces, marking the start of a series of ceremonial visits.
The presentation took place in Accra, with the trophy received on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General William Agyapong, by Rear Admiral Godwin Livinus Bessing and other senior officers.
Rear Admiral Bessing, speaking on behalf of the military, welcomed the initiative, noting its significance in uniting the nation.
“As neutral players in our democratic dispensation, and that is the armed forces, we actually welcome this agenda which has been set up by our legislative arm of government, spearheaded by the Right Honourable Speaker, and we assure you that come September 5th, we will mobilise our personnel in their numbers to come and grace this important occasion.”
He observed that football has long been a unifying force, even in areas experiencing conflict. “Ghana is a football nation… sports or football is sometimes used as a means of a unifier between or amongst feuding people,” he said.
He added that the initiative could help ease ethnic tensions in some parts of northern Ghana, including Nkwanta.
Mr Djietror explained that the Democracy Cup has now become a regular fixture on the national calendar, with support from the President, the Speaker of Parliament, and the Chief Justice.
“The Democracy Cup has been accepted as one of the national events which will be observed. So, on our national calendar, the Democracy Cup is a critical item which we would have to relate to as a nation every year,” he said.
He described the tournament as a symbol of unity and national development.
“We see a concept of unity of purpose characterising that process. Unity of purpose, which is so essential and important for purposes of developing, for purposes of building, and for purposes of achieving excellence.
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