Awaambe Sports Academy launched

The Paramount Chief of the Bulsa Traditional Area, Nab Azaagsuk Azantilow II, has called on corporate Ghana to show interest in the development of sports at the grass roots by investing in it.

"Sports is severally very important in the development of a nation and it is, therefore, important for the needed investment to be made accordingly."

"It is, therefore, important for philanthropists, agencies and corporate Ghana to collaborate with the government to bring about development in sports," he said during the launch of the Awaambe Sports Academy at Sandema in the Upper East Region last Wednesday.

The academy is owned by former Public Relations, Marketing and Supporters Manager of Asante Kotoko and Chief Executive Officer of Authentic Sports, Listowell Yesu Bukarson.

He praised leading Ghanaian foam manufacturers, Latex Foam Rubber Products Limited, for taking the pain to support the academy.
"I am extremely thankful to Latex Foam for supporting this idea of setting up this enviable academy at Sandema," he said.

Latex Foam supplied products, footballs, jerseys, goal post nets, and Latex Foam-Awaambe Sports Academy collaboration T-shirts.
The company also provided pitch panels and brand of portions of the Sandema Mini-stadium.

Nab Azantilow seized the opportunity to call on the government through the district assembly to help renovate the deplorable stadium.

"The Acheampong government built this stadium in 1974, and it has not seen any refurbishment since. I, therefore, call on the  government and stakeholders to collaborate with Latex Foam to help fix it."

"This will help the academy to survive; once this academy survives it will give talented players hidden especially in the three northern regions, to showcase their potential, the chief said”

The Awaambe Sports Academy, the first in the Upper East Region was jointly launched by the Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Joseph Yammin, 1978 African Footballer of the Year, ‘Golden Boy’ Abdul Razak’ and Ghanaian actress, Bridget Serwaa Agyemang.