IGP honours sports personalities in the Service

In a bid to boost the morale of sportsmen and sports women in the Ghana Police Service, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr John Kudalor, has honoured some sports personalities for distinguishing themselves in different local and international sporting activities.

Those honoured for their outstanding performance  included members of the female hockey team, who participated  in the Africa Cup for Clubs Championship held in Zambia last year, as well as the volleyball team who played in the Africa Zone Three tournament in Yamousoukrom, Cote d’Ivoire in August 2016.

Members of the women football team who placed second in the southern sector national league and won the maiden Sanford knockout competition this year, were also honoured.

While the trophies they had won were displayed, the gallant sportsmen and sports women took turns to receive plaques and other awards.

Speaking at a ceremony in Accra to honour the sports personalities in the Ghana Police Service, Mr Kudalor congratulated them for the honour they had  brought to the service and the nation as a whole.

He appealed to the government to support the service financially in sponsoring its sportsmen and sportswomen to participate in international competitions, and also  suggested the setting up of a special fund specifically to develop Sports in the Police Service.

Mr Kudalor also appealed to the Ministry of Sports to revive the “SESSA” games to rekindle the competition among the security services to boost sports in the country.