Ghana win silver at W/A deaf tourney
Ghana’s national deaf soccer team, the Black Wonders, placed second at the third edition of the West Africa Deaf Football Tournament held in Benin recently.
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Black Wonders were presented with a silver medal.
The competition involved four countries, namely Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana. The tournament was played on a round-robin basis at the Cotonou Township Stadium.
The team, made up of 18 players and seven officials, paid a courtesy call on the sector minister, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, whom they presented their medal to.
Mr Afriyie Ankrah congratulated the players on lifting high the flag of Ghana. He expressed his gratitude to the team for placing second despite little time to prepare for the tournament.
The sports minister pledged to support the various teams in their quest to win laurels for the country, adding that it was necessary to highlight such achievements.
He requested special prayers from the team for the success of sports in the country, particularly for the Black Stars, and promised to host them to a reception in honour of their feat.
The chairman of the Black Wonders, Mr Johnson Mahama Numeri, thanked the minister for his constant support and pledged that his team, with the necessary assistance, would continue to win medals for the country.
Mr. Numeri said that the next edition would be hosted by Togo next year and appealed for massive support from the general public and organisations to enable the team to win the gold medal. Ghana beat Benin 3-0 and drew 0-0 with Togo before succumbing to Nigeria 1-5 to place second with four points.