The Member of Parliament for the Atiwa East constituency in the Eastern Region, Abena Osei Asare, has reiterated her commitment to ensuring that home-based players get equal opportunities in the Black Stars team.
The MP believes that these players often deserve slots in the team, as they are potentially good compared to most of the foreign players.
Mrs. Osei Asare is the only female MP in Parliament advocating for more local players to be included in the Black Stars.
“When local players are given the opportunity in the Black Stars, they perform better than most of the foreign-based players. We saw the classical performance of the 3 local players who took part in the two World Cup qualifier games, especially Benjamin Asare of Accra Hearts of Oak, who kept 2 clean sheets for the team. It is about time we give more slots to our locally based players in all the national teams to showcase their talent,” said the Atiwa East MP.
She entreated local players to be consistent in their performance and stay strong, to earn them call-ups into the various national teams.
She assured them that she would keep on fighting for them to get their fair share in the national teams, especially the Senior National Soccer Team, the Black Stars of Ghana.
The Atiwa East lawmaker made this assertion when climaxing the 10th edition of the annual Easter Gala in the area where 29 football teams participated.
At the end of the year’s competition, Moseaso FC was crowned the winner of the tournament by defeating Kwakwaduam FC by a lone goal. They were given ¢6,000.00, a set of jerseys, and 3 footballs, while the second-placed team also went home with ¢4,000.00, a set of jerseys, and 2 footballs.
Mrs. Osei Asare rewarded all the participating teams who couldn’t reach the money zone and wished them better luck next time. She also thanked them for taking part in the 10th edition of the Easter Gala.
Albert Nuamah, the NPP Chairman for the constituency, commended his MP for organizing such a competition for the youth in the area, indicating that such events unite and bring them together.
He added that, if not for this gala, most of the youth would have gone to Kwahu and engaged in social vices that could destroy their lives.
He further stated that youth development is the topmost priority of his MP, hence giving most of them jobs to enable them to cater for themselves and their families.
The coach of Moseaso FC, Isaac Appiah, said they didn’t win the game on a silver platter, but they came into the tournament with determination and hard work to win the trophy.
He then commended the MP Abena Osei Asare for organizing the competition annually to enable them to exhibit their talent and believed that the exposure the players have gained will open doors for them to get an opportunity to play for Ghanaian top-flight teams.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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