Disabled ’ll be in Brazil
The National Disabled Supporters Union (NDSU) is planning to mobilise 500 disabled supporters across the country to back the Black Stars at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Advertisement
The group plans to select 50 persons with all forms of disability from each of the 10 regions to make the number to provide a massive support for the Black Stars during the World Cup, as well as other sporting events.
Mr Eric Bannerman, founder and president of the group told the GNA Sports that, the initiative was part of efforts to provide an all-inclusive support for the Black Stars during the competition.
According to Bannerman, there had been a deliberate attempt to sideline people with disability from participating in international events, hence the need to provide persons with disability the opportunity to be part of the World Cup campaign and also to support the Black Stars.
“Persons with disability are always sidelined when it comes to mobilisation of supporters for international competitions and I think it is discriminatory.
“We want to offer them the opportunity to be part of history this time. That is why we have decided to form the group to serve as a platform for mobilising supporters to the World Cup,” he stated.
Bannerman, said the project which would be under the theme, “Equal Opportunity, Equal Distributions of resources” would be fully funded by Seasons Travel and Tours, adding that the supporters would not make any monetary contribution to the trip.
He, however, noted that they would accept contributions from individuals and corporate institutions that would be willing to contribute to the union to support the disabled supporters.
Umaro Sanda Salifu, Communications Director of NDSU, said their outfit was out to support persons with disability who had been relegated to the background.
“It is not going to be a one-off project but for subsequent sports events”, Salifu stressed.
