Amputees to play for peace

Accra, Nov. 21, GNA - The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) has decided to organise a football gala to add to their voice to the call for a peaceful atmosphere during next month's general elections. The planned gala which is expected to kick-off before the December 7 polls will pitch the Ghana Amputee football team against their counterparts from Liberia and Sierra Leone. Armstrong Aidoo, Technical Director of the NPC told GNA Sports on Friday that the two countries have confirmed their participation in the gala, which he described as the contribution of the physically challenged towards an incident-free election. He said the initiative was proposed by the two countries who have been victims of civil unrest over the past years. "Liberia and Sierra Leone have suffered from political instability in the past and this has led to many of the citizens being incapacitated.

"Most of the members of the Amputee team of the countries became paralysed due to the political instability." Aidoo said members of the team will share their experience with soccer loving Ghanaians and would stress on the need for a peaceful ambience come next month.

The NPC Technical Director, who doubles as the Secretary General of the Amputee Football Federation of Africa (AFFA) said his outfit, has notified the National Sports Council, the National Peace Council and other relevant institutions for their blessings towards the successful hosting of the gala.

Mr Aidoo added that plans are also advanced to get all the seven Presidential aspirants of the various political parties to grace the event. 21 Nov. 08