By Francis Kobena Tandoh
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday presented a cash reward of 500,000 Ghana cedis, or 40,000 U.S. dollars, to the University for Development Studies (UDS) for winning the FISU University Football World Cup in China.
Making the donation to the team, President Mahama commended the university for the feat achieved, saying it is part of his reset Ghana agenda.
“I would like to commend all those who made this team win the University Football World Cup, and we are all proud of you, as this is part of the reset agenda,” said the Ghanaian leader.
He also announced the government is working to strengthen youth and university sports systems to ensure that talented students or athletes are identified, developed, and supported to reach professional levels.
“My 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 or athletes are identified, developed, and supported to reach professional levels,” Mahama said.
“We are setting up the School Sports Authority, which will concentrate on sports from the basic level to the secondary level to the university level.”
Ghana’s UDS defeated defending champion Paulista University from southern Brazil 2-1 to win the FISU University World Football World Cup in Dalian, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, on Sept. 29. Enditem
Source: Ghana Eye Report
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