Minister sends goodwill message to Nkrumah-Acheampong

Accra, Feb. 23, GNA - The Minister of Youth and Sports, Ms Akua Sena Dansua has sent a goodwill message to Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong popularly known as the 'Snow Leopard' who takes to the mountain in Whistler, near Vancouver, Canada as he competes as Ghana's first ever contender in Olympic Skiing.

The message faxed to the Athlete's Village in Whistler and copied to territory as winter sport to compete among the best in the World. "Your tenacity of purpose and determination to make a name for yourself and Mother Ghana in a sport quite unfamiliar and so out of reach of the imagination of your compatriots is very much in line with the dedication of our forebears who in their own special ways have contributed to making a name for Ghana through their various exploits''.

Ms Dansua referred to the Snow Leopard's "readiness to identify with Ghana throughout the 10 years of struggle to reach this point when the entire world now waits with bated breath to see what more you can add to our nation's glory".

The Minister asked for God's blessing to be showered on him as he lifts high the flag of Ghana at the Winter Olympics.

She added that even though he may be alone in that far away place he should be assured that his Ghanaian compatriots will be with him in spirit among the 1.4 billion sports enthusiasts who will watch him on the 24th day of February 2010.