President John Dramani Mahama has admonished the UDS team that won the just-ended FISU World Universities Football Tournament to continue to train with humility, discipline and ambition, so that they can win many more titles for the country.
The President also reminded them to remain focused on their education and personal development since the world is now watching them as they represent not just a university, but a nation with dreams and potential.
According to President Mahama, his government through the Ministry of Sports and Recreation and the Ministry of Education is working to strengthen youth and university sports systems to ensure that talented students and athletes are identified, developed and supported to reach professional levels.
The president also stated that his government is setting up the School Sports Authority, which will concentrate on sports from the basic level through the secondary level to the university level.
“And so it’s going to have a separate budget, and it will hold constant competitions amongst universities and secondary schools so that we can identify the talents early and bring them into the national teams,” he said.
The President described Sports and Recreation as integral to Ghana’s reset agenda, stressing that it promotes national unity, discipline and social inclusion, while creating pathways for youth employment and entrepreneurship.
“Our goal, therefore, is to develop a new ecosystem where sports is seen not only as entertainment, but as a viable sector contributing to Ghana’s economic growth,” President Mahama stated.
He made this known when the winning team called on him at the Jubilee House.
He presented the team with GH¢500,000 as reward on behalf of the people of Ghana.
