Government to send supporters to FIFA U-17 world cup
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Kwame Asiamah has
announced government's preparedness to transport fans to the 2017 FIFA
U-17 if they are able to present a united front for the Championship.
According to the Minister, government has advised the various
national supporters unions to unite in order to receive support from
government.
He said he was glad that in his interactions with the various unions,
they had indicated their readiness to unite ahead of the U-17
tournament which takes place in October in India.
At an interaction with the National U-17 teams at the Ghanaman School
of Soccer Excellence in Prampram on Friday, Mr Asiamah said the NPP in
opposition was always consistent in their criticism of the Brazil 2014
fiasco which he left some fans stranded in Rio de Janeiro which in his
opinion, brought disgrace to the country.
He said the decision to send fans to the 2014 World Cup turned out to
be a disaster because of poor organisation of the fans and he was keen
to avoid a recurrence.
"Check the records when I was the ranking member in Parliament and
the Brazil fiasco happened. It was about the organisation of the
supporters we attacked, how it was organised, total disorganisation,
there wasn’t any properly planned programme so the supporters got
stranded and some were watching the matches on the streets.
"If there should be any organisation of supporters which may happen
this time round to go and cheer them up in India, yes we have to put
them under one elephant, I don’t want to say umbrella...They should come
together and when they do we would have the courage to support them and
not splinter groups," he said.
Ghana plays in Group A alongside hosts India, Colombia and the USA.
Source: Graphic.com.gh
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