{"id":467258,"date":"2018-02-24T16:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/24\/kma-inaugurates-youth-and-sports-sub-committee\/"},"modified":"2018-02-24T16:00:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T16:00:29","slug":"kma-inaugurates-youth-and-sports-sub-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/24\/kma-inaugurates-youth-and-sports-sub-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"KMA inaugurates youth and sports sub-committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Saturday, 24 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>classfmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-24<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28616037.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kma Sports Subcommittee\" title=\"Kma Sports Subcommittee\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>A set of jerseys and footballs were presented to 70 schools and 47 colts football teams<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817976607\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817976607\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519488029_847_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has officially inaugurated a Youth and Sports Development Sub-Committee to oversee youth and sports development in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The committee consists of veterans like Opoku Afriyie and Opoku Nti who have contributed immensely to football in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the committee have been tasked to see to the development of various sporting disciplines and to also unearth talents in the area.<\/p>\n<p>A set of jerseys and footballs were presented to 70 schools and 47 colts football teams who were present at the launch.<\/p>\n<p>Kumasi Mayor Osei Asssibey Antwi, said Kumasi is known to be a haven for outstanding sporting talents.<\/p>\n<p>He said many talented footballers were first discovered in Kumasi however in recent years the neglect of promising stars by stakeholders have resulted in a sharp decline in sports develop.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Antwi said the establishment of the youth and sports development body will help prepare a better future for the youth who are talented in various sporting disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>He added that colts teams in the metropolis will be supported to upgrade the skills of managers.<\/p>\n<p>Board Chairman of the National Sports Authority, Mr Kojo Baah Agyemang, commended KMA for the establishment of the committee.<\/p>\n<p>He further called on other Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDCEs) to emulate the step taken by the KMA.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 75 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Saturday, 24 February 2018 Source: classfmonline.com 2018-02-24 A set of jerseys and footballs were presented to 70 schools and 47 colts football teams The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has officially inaugurated a Youth and Sports Development Sub-Committee to oversee youth and sports development in the area. 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