Minister, Kyeremanteng motivate Stars at training

Mr Alan Kyeremanteng

Youth and Sports Minister, Mr. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, made a surprise appearance at the final training session of the Black Stars in Addis Ababa before the team left for The Sudan to engage the Desert Hawks in today’s FIFA World Cup qualifier in Omdurman at 5 pm.   Mr Afriyie Ankrah was expected to link up with the team in The Sudan but decided to make a stop-over in Addis Ababa instead.

He spoke to players and officials after the one hour-plus intense session and assured them of  the government's total commitment to the World Cup qualification project in Brazil. 

''Not a day goes by without His Excellency the President asking about developments with the team. He is as concerned and optimistic as any other Ghanaian about our chances of qualification."

The players, majority of whom have already had their end-of-season break cut short, will remain in camp until June 17, when they will return to Ghana after playing Lesotho the day before.  

As though one surprise was not enough for the day, players and officials were also pleasantly taken aback by the presence of , alias ''Alan Cash'', the Trade Advisor of the Economic Commission for Africa and former Minister of Trade and Industry in the Kufuor administration is based in Addis Ababa. He took off his political hat to call on the team and wish them well.

''When it comes to football and the Black Stars, we are all one family," remarked Mr Kyeremanteng, who also confessed that whenever he is introduced as a Ghanaian on official duties, the first reaction is usually "Ghana Black Stars", "Asamaoh Gyan" or "Michael Essien".

Today’s World Cup qualifier was moved from the Khartoum Stadium to the Al Merreikh Stadium in Omdurman due to faulty floodlights.


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