FIFA Football for Schools project to be launched Sat. at Tema New Town
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) in collaboration with FIFA will start the FIFA Football for Schools project at the Nii Adjei Kraku II Astro Turf in Tema New Town on August 10-12.
According to a statement from the FA, is being supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) to hold the programme that will benefit children between the ages of four and 14 years.
As part of the project, there will be a training for selected Physical Education (PE) teachers from all the regions in Ghana by FIFA Specialists at the GFA Technical Centre in Prampram.
The trained teachers will then train other PE Teachers in their respective regions.
The FIFA Director for Football for Schools project, President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, and the two sector ministers for Sports and Education will launch the project at the Nii Adjei Kraku II Astro pitch on Saturday from 9:30am – 1pm.
The project, according to the statement, forms part of the GFA’s quest to develop all aspects of the game and to ensure that members were duly supported by FIFA to boost capacity.
This follows the approval of the GFA’s application for the FIFA Football for Schools Programme for implementation in accordance with the necessary FIFA guidelines.
“After a thorough review of the documentation provided, the FIFA Football for Schools administration has decided to approve your application to start implementing the programme in Ghana” said Fatimata Sidibe, Director, FIFA Football for Schools.
The FIFA Football for Schools administration will work with the Ghana Football Association to coordinate the release of the Football for Schools mobile app in Ghana, as well as to provide appropriate training and capacity-building support for users (selected public schools in Ghana).
