Be Peace Ambassadors - Sol Campel To Ghanaian Media

Former Arsenal defender, Sol Campbell has called on Ghanaian journalists to be ambassadors for peace ahead of the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections slated for November.

According to him, the media is the perfect home to get the peaceful message across to the people of Ghana, and only they can sensitize Ghanaians the hazards of disunity.

“I think that is the most important reason for this game and that is why you (journalists) are here. I believe you will send the message across for a peaceful election this year,” he said after the Vodafone Unity Match with Asante Kotoko.

“I believe that the more you (journalists) get the message out into Ghana, the better it is. Peace is all we need and that is all we preach.” He said.

The Vodafone Unity Match was used as the tool to preach peace in Ghana, and the former England international reckon those who watched from home understood the purpose of the match.

“I also know it was live on television and Ghanaians are watching.” he said.

Sol Campbell, Dwight Yorke, Edgar Davids, Sol Campbell and a host of other international stars graced the Baba Yara sports stadium to preach peace.

Be Peace Ambassadors - Sol Campel To Ghanaian Media

Ghanaian Media Afraid Of Grant - GFA Veep

Vice President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), George Afriyie claims the Ghanaian media is afraid of Black Stars Coach, Avram Grant.

According to the management committee chairman of the senior national team, the media should rather ask the Israeli specific questions and not questions about him him.

“The media cannot even ask him why he was out of the country for three months and what he was doing while he was away,” George Afriyie told Accra based Onua FM.

“But they will come and ask me those questions. Are they afraid of him?

“Media personnel at the recent Ghana Black Stars post-match interview in Accra, could not ask him what he has been doing to advance football in the country.

“They can’t ask him any question, but rather, they keep on asking me the Vice President of the GFA about the squad Avram Grant had invited to camp, meanwhile the coach was there,” be fumed.

Ghanaian Media Afraid Of Grant - GFA Veep