Ghana: “Raise the Bar” – Mahama tasks Football Association (FA) to revive youth football

President John Dramani Mahama has called on the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and club administrators to collaborate urgently to raise the standard of domestic football and revive the defunct Colts League. Speaking during a courtesy call by a joint delegation from Ghana Premier League champions Medeama SC, Nations FC, and Ampem Darkoa Ladies FC, President Mahama expressed deep concern over the declining quality of the local league. “We are too quick to sell our players. As soon as a player shows promise, scouts take him away, mostly to Europe, and that depletes the quality of our local league,” the President stated. “We must find a way to keep our talented players longer, give them opportunities in the national team, allow them to gain international experience, and then let them move abroad after they have matured.” He also questioned the neglect of grassroots development, asking about the state of youth football in the country: “I do not know what happened to it, so I want to ask the Football Association: what has happened to the Colts League?” President Mahama advocated for equal attention and deliberate investment in women’s football, pointing out that female teams have broug

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