GNPC and Coca Cola to sponsor Sports Conference

The Ministry of Youth and Sports is organizing a National Conference on Sports Financing in Ghana on Friday, August 8, 2014 at the Movenpick Hotel at 10:00am. The Conference is sponsored by the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and Coca Cola Bottling Company, Ghana.

According to a Press Release from the PRO of the Ministry, the conference will among other things discuss a sustainable sponsorship for all the Sporting disciplines in Ghana for an enhanced performance. A number of corporate institutions and all the Sports Associations have been invited to participate in the Conference.


Among the dignitaries who have been invited to do a presentation are Steward Masela, Managing Director of EXP, South Africa who will speak on the topic; Why Corporate Bodies in Ghana Must Consider Sports Sponsorship and Olusegun Odegbame, Ex Nigerian Footballer and International Marketer. He will speak on the topic; Financing of Sports: Viable options for Ghana.

The other dignitaries expected to grace the programme are Stephen Appiah, Ghana & Juventus/Fernabache legend, Azumah Nelson, Ghana Boxing legend, Francis Dodoo- Chairman of the Ghana Olympic Committee & athletics legend, Samuel Osei Kufour-Ghana & Bayern Munich legend, Kwesi Nyantakyi - President, Ghana Football Association, President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) among many others