Officials from Parliament and the Chief of Defence Staff Office who graced the occasion
A delegation from the Parliament of Ghana, led by the Clerk, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, presented the 2026 Democracy Cup to the Chief of Defence Staff in Accra on August 24, 2026.
The 2026 Democracy Cup will feature two giants of Ghanaian football, Accra Hearts of Oak and arch-rivals Asante Kotoko, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on August 28, 2026.
The parliamentary delegation, led by the Clerk, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, was accompanied by former Black Stars defender John Mensah, football administrator Cudjoe Fianoo and other personalities.
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Parliamentary Clerk Ebenezer Djietror explained why Parliament decided to use football to promote democracy and its essence to citizens and the nation at large.
“We present the Democracy Cup to the CDS of the military high command. This is the first point of call from this year’s trophy tour. We are saying that democracy has come to stay as a form of governance, life and any other form of endeavour.
“It has its own ills, but if we engage in it constructively and play by the rules of the game, we will definitely see its advancement. It requires tolerance and discipline, and we are leveraging these values in football to promote the democratic agenda. We are asking all Ghanaians to emulate this,” he said.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. William Agyapong, expressed gratitude to Parliament for the honour of recognising the military as part of the trophy tour and urged Ghanaians to turn up for the game in their numbers.
“On behalf of the military high command and myself, we want to thank the Rt. Hon. Speaker and the Parliamentary Service for finding us worthy as the military to be the first point of call during this trophy tour.
“On our part, we are urging everyone who can make it to join us at the stadium to witness this football match between the two great teams that we have,” he said.
Lt. Gen. William Agyapong further advised citizens to uphold democratic principles and abide by the rule of law for democracy to thrive.
“Furthermore, we are showing support to deepen our democratic process so that we can speak, choose leaders we want and, most importantly, we will all be law-abiding.
“Once again, we thank the Parliamentary Service for giving us this privilege,” he added.
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2026 Democracy Cup Trophy Tour
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‘Let’s support the match and uphold democracy’ - Chief of Defence Staff Lt. Gen. William Agyapong#ghanaweb#ghanawebtv pic.twitter.com/YCYoudyVwN
Clerk of Parliament, Ebenezer Djietror, addresses the Chief of Defence Staff during the 2026 Democracy Cup Tour. 🇬🇭🏆#DemocracyCup2026 #DemocracyCupTour #ParliamentOfGhana #Ghana#ghanaweb#ghanawebtv pic.twitter.com/eaGjQZ3FzU
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