The Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Perry Curtis Okudzato has urged the Ghanaian media to promote the good image of sports in the country to attract sponsors.
According to the Deputy Minister, promoting a good image of Ghana sports is very crucial in attracting the needed sponsors for the development of the country’s sporting ecosystem.
He urged the media after the McDan ITF World Tour 2019 final at the Accra Sports Stadium in Accra.
“Always sharing negative stories and not talking about great achievements like this; the hosting of the ITF World Tour in Ghana will rather hurt our sporting industry. Let’s all join forces to be ambassadors of the good things happening in the sporting industry”, he indicated.
He also explained that, attending the final of the competition was in accordance with a policy direction by the the sector minister, Honorable Isaac Kwame Asiamah to support ‘lesser known’ sports in the country and stated that, the ministry had also in diverse ways supported the organization of such a global tennis event in Ghana.
Sharing brief remarks with the attendees at the event, Hon. Okudzato applauded McDan Group and all of its partners and supporters for ensuring a successful host of an important event which has once again demonstrated the capacity of Ghana to host international competitions.
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