Former Blackstars Goalkeeper, Abubari Damba has disclosed the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has established a sports academy which seeks to discover and nurture youthful talents.
Abukari Damba disclosed that the love of sports influenced the President to establish a sports academy called 'WillyAddo Sports'.
Abukari Damba is the technical director of the academy.
“I am currently working on a sports project for President Nana Akufo Addo, named WillyAddo Sports, that seeks to discover and nurture youthful talentsâ€, Abubari Damba told Accra based Happy FM in an interview on Monday, July 16, 2018.
He said "President Akufo-Addo loves sports and wants the game to develop that is why he has formed the academy."
"I am the technical director and I have appointed some people to assist me to achieve that goal. I have travelled across the country scouting talented children for this programâ€, he said.
“Nana Addo Jnr. is the President of the academy. We have about 60 children and it is a non-residential project. Two of the boys from this programme will be going to Holland. Foreign agents were in the country to monitor the boys,†he concluded.
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