{"id":421264,"date":"2017-09-22T23:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/22\/sports-development-high-on-governments-agenda-dr-bawumia\/"},"modified":"2017-09-22T23:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T23:00:23","slug":"sports-development-high-on-governments-agenda-dr-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/22\/sports-development-high-on-governments-agenda-dr-bawumia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports development high on government&#8217;s agenda \u2013 Dr. Bawumia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Friday, 22 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-09-22<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/91502713.295.jpg\" alt=\"CAF And Bawumia\" title=\"CAF And Bawumia\" width=\"295\" height=\"255\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ahmad Ahmad &amp; Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1506121223_217_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government\u2019s commitment to the development of sports in the country, especially women\u2019s football.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Bawumia gave the assurance when he welcomed a delegation from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) led by Dr. Ahmad Ahmad to the Flagstaff House, Accra on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The CAF Executive Committee is in Ghana to deliberate on pressing football matters concerning Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President congratulated the CAF President, Dr. Ahmad on his election as the confederation head, and assured CAF of government\u2019s continued support as it seeks to develop the sport in the continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment will do all it can to support the development of sports, since sports is a passion of the nation. We live and breathe sports\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana is to host the 2018 African Women\u2019s Championship, and Dr Bawumia assured the Ministry of Youth and Sports and CAF partnering stakeholders of a successful tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are privileged to be host of 2018 African Women\u2019s Championship. It is great news and coincidentally, since our President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is the African Union Gender Champion, we will do everything to ensure a great and memorable tournament\u201d Dr. Bawumia indicated.<\/p>\n<p>The CAF President, Dr Ahmad, thanked Dr. Bawumia and the people of Ghana for the warm hospitality accorded his delegation since they arrived in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ahmad again appreciated the support the government of Ghana gives to the football fraternity, especially the conducive environment afforded stakeholders in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>He also praised the President of Ghana for his \u201csplendid\u201d maiden speech at the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation used the visit to invite the Vice President of Ghana to the grand finale of the West African Football Union (WAFU) tournament being played at Cape Coast between Ghana and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Present at the ceremony were Messrs Kwesi Nyantakyi; Ghana Football Association President and 1st Vice President of CAF; Constant Omari; 2nd Vice President of CAF, Hon. 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