Ghana Weightlifting Federation Launch Youth Dev"t Program

The Ghana Weightlifting Federation of Ghana on Friday 5th February officially launched the federation’s National Youth development program in partnership with Multipro ltd, makers of Indomie noodles at the Accra Sports Stadium.

 

 

The event which graced by the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports (MOYS), Hon. Vincent Oppong Asamoah as the special guest is focusing on unearthing young talents in weightlifting as the sport gathers pace with athletics and football.

 

Speaking at the program, the Hon. Oppong Asamoah emphasized how happy he was to be part of such a memorable course and also took the opportunity to call on corporate Ghana to imitate noodle makers, Indomie for their overall support towards youth involvement in the growth of sports across various disciplines.

 

Country director of  Multipro Private Ltd. (Indomie) presented an amount an amount of Ghc20,0000 (Twenty thousand Ghana cedis) and Ghc10,ooo worth  of Indomie products to the federation’s president, Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah who received the cash and products on behalf of the sport discipline.

 

Mr. Nunoo Mensah after the presentation outlined the schedule of the youth development program for the year stating, “the school activation program has being put in place in order to measure the development of the sport  will run till the end of the year.”

 

He added, “with the school activation program the Federation will once in every month go to the various cluster of schools to teach the sport through demonstration to enable the youth engage and participate in the sport of weightlifting.

Ghana Weightlifting Federation Launch Youth Dev"t Program

Weightlifting Federation Optimistic Of Securing Sponsorship - Nunoo Mensah

The Ghana weightlifting federation president, Ben Nunoo Mensah is optimistic the Federation will secure sponsorship deals to finance their planned projects this year.

The Federation has extended letters to corporate bodies to come on board, and Nunoo Mensah is optimistic one the companies contacted will extend a helping hand to the body.

“We’ve sent letters to a few corporate sponsors who have shown interest in supporting and helping us develop the game,” Ben Nunoo Mensah told sportscrusader.com

He confirmed that GN Bank, Indomie, Royal Bank and Tano are the corporate bodies they’ve sent letters to.

“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.” He said.

He added that Indomie Royal Bank may choose to sponsor the junior teams.

“Indomie and Royal Bank may 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 said.

Weightlifting Federation Optimistic Of Securing Sponsorship - Nunoo Mensah

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