The President of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, has called on corporate bodies to support the Ghana Sports Fund.
According to him, sports influences the global market and creates employment opportunities, hence, it is very prudent to invest in them.
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President Mahama stressed that corporate bodies should see the need to support the fund as a partnership for national development and not as charity.
“Sports today influences global markets, stories and media rights, youth employment, creative industry, and investment flows,” he stated.
“No country achieves sporting excellence without deliberate funding systems. I invite corporate Ghana to view this, not as charity, but as a partnership in national development,” he added.
The Ghana Sports Fund is to provide sustainable funding for sports development in the country and sports for development to curtail over-reliance on the central government.”
It is also expected to manage incentives, insurance coverage, and provide welfare packages for athletes.
