State Confers Honorary Awards On Ghana Teams

By Ameenu Shardow

Black Stars team at 2010 World Cup

The entire Black Stars team have been rewarded with national awards for their heroics at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm.

The victorious Black Satelites team that won gold at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Egypt have also received a similar award from the Government of Ghana.

The national awards are part of activities marking Ghana’s 51st Republic Day celebrations and was also conferred to 41 others who have distinguished themselves in various field of endevours.

The playing body of the Black Stars who equaled the African record as quarter finalists at the mundial have been awarded the Companion of the Order of the Volta, while the technical and management teams have been awarded with the Grand Medal.

Victorious Ghana U-20 team also honoured

Similarly, the Black Satelites with head coach (Sellas Tetteh) who beat Brazil in the final despite playing most of the game a man short have been awarded the Companion of the Order of the Volta, while the technical and management teams also receive the Grand Medal.

It is however not readily known whether a function will be organized for the President of the Republic, John Atta-Mills to perform the official presentation of the awards.

It will be noted that similar honours were conferred on the Black Stars by the previous John Kufour led regime after Ghana’s maiden participation at a senior world cup.

Ghana emerged the only African side to make it through the group phase before being edged out by Brazil at the knockout stage in Germany 2006.