FIFA U12 Women’s Football Campaign Launched
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) together with FIFA has launched a women’s football campaign in Ghana targeting girls under 12 years old.
The programme aims to provide a unique platform to encourage girls’ participation in women’s football at the grassroots level whilst promoting the game and implementing the GFA Women’s Football Strategy.
It is also anticipated to help girls improve their abilities, be ambitious, play without judgment, make their own decisions, and play in small-sided games.
The event was launched on November 12, 2024, in the Ashanti Region at the Opoku Ware School Park in Kumasi where 32 participating schools were grouped into four Districts, namely Suame, Kwadaso, Kumasi Metro and Asokore Mampong Municipal.
Head of Women’s Football development at the Ghana Football Association, Jennifer Amankwaa Sarpong reiterated the Association’s support for the Women’s game at the opening of the program.
“The GFA has Women’s football at heart. We are starting from the grassroots to get the future of Women’s football in Ghana to the highest level. This project is purely a FIFA initiative but it’s aligned with the GFA’s Football4Girls.”
“It is FIFA’s vision to get 60 million girls to play active football by 2027. The GFA wants to get girls to enjoy football right from the start hence the introduction of football right from the basic schools,” she added
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
