"We Will Give Weightlifting Clubs Legal Backing" - Ben Nunoo Mensah

The President of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (WTF), Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah has revealed the federation’s plans of seeking legal backing to enable the various weightlifting clubs around the country operate.

 

At the recently held annual weightlifting congress in Accra at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium the federation believed the initiative will help place ownership and power in the hands of the various fun clubs, regional associations and the other stakeholders as against what pertains in the current constitution which gives lot of power and authority to the Board and few National team athletes.

 

Mr. Nunoo-Mensah  said, “the reviewed document will give the required recognition to other stakeholders as well which includes the newly formed Coaches Association, Retired Lifters Association (RLA), Technical Officials Association (TOA), education, security services and Expatriate Communities involved in the promotion and development of weightlifting will be recognized by the constitution.

 

“The new constitution will also give legal backing to the new weightlifting clubs who will be the bedrock of weightlifting and the growth of the sport in the country” he added.

 

The next weightlifting congress is scheduled for February 2017,where new executives will be elected.

"We Will Give Weightlifting Clubs Legal Backing" - Ben Nunoo Mensah

Images: Ghana weightlifting End Annual Congress

The Ghana weightlifting federation (GWF) held its annual congress at the conference hall of the press centre of the Accra sports stadium on Tuesday.

 

The congress was chaired by the federation’s president, Ben Nunoo Mensah who addressed the gathered press on the 2016 plans for the weightlifting federation. The event brought together all delegates and personnels involved in the sport.

sportscrusaader.com shares with readers images of the congress

Images: Ghana weightlifting End Annual Congress

Images: Ghana weightlifting End Annual Congress

The Ghana weightlifting federation (GWF) held its annual congress at the conference hall of the press centre of the Accra sports stadium on Tuesday.

 

The congress was chaired by the federation’s president, Ben Nunoo Mensah who addressed the gathered press on the 2016 plans for the weightlifting federation. The event brought together all delegates and personnels involved in the sport.

sportscrusaader.com shares with readers images of the congress

Images: Ghana weightlifting End Annual Congress

Weightlifting Federation Won"t Seek Funding Form Gov"t - Nunoo Mensah

The president of the Weightlifting Federation of Ghana has said that the the body won’t seek funding from government in 2016.

Funding has been a canker affecting the development of lesser known sports in Ghana.

But Ben Nunoo Mensah says his administration has deviced strategies not go to the sports ministry for funds for their activities.

“The committees have been put together. Is left for us to start working and making sure we that we make a difference the lives of these young boys and girls.

“On our last board meeting before 2015 ended, we took a decision that in 2016, we are not going to the ministry or government for any funding for our activities.

“So right from the beginning the year, we’ve sent letter to a few corporate sponsors who have shown interest in supporting and helping us develop the game. We are talking to Tano, we are also speaking to Royal Bank, we’ve been speaking to Indomie, we’ve been speaking to GN Bank.

“Hopefully two or three of these corporate institutions will come on board. Indomie and Royal Bank want to take up our youth development which is the U-13 and that’s a good programme because we’re hoping that these young boys and girls especially these community based…and in about 5-years  we can get Africa champions.

“So once we get a sponsor for that, the other challenge will be the national team.” He added.

 

Weightlifting Federation Won"t Seek Funding Form Gov"t - Nunoo Mensah