Two West African countries, Togo and Ghana are in discussions on how to take disabled sports especially Cerebral Palsy Sports especially Football to the next level.
President of Ayawaso Cerebral Palsy Football club Mr. Emmanuel Akpabli was invited to Lome the capital of Togo to have discussions with his counterparts as part of activities to celebrate their 65th Independence anniversary.
Mr. Emmanuel Akpabli who has been working very hard for Ghana CP Sports is Welfare officer of the Black Challenge who won the recent African Amputee Football tournament.
He said the meeting held at the Olympic Stadium was very successful and they are planning to reach out to other West African countries and create a tournament and other competitions to keep the players busy and becoming better.
He said CP football has a great future because the players want to play and create sports and entertainment for themselves and others who watch.
“The benefits will be enormous if we start and involve other nations, for now Ghana and Togo are negotiating how to create opportunities for the citizens and how to include and involve the disabled into sporting activities: he expressed.
He noted that for the past six years he has been working underground and supporting the club at Ayawaso, and after attending some courses and seminars abroad, they have become better,
He prayed that corporate bodies and philanthropists will come and support the worthy course.
By Sammy Heywood Okine
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