ACCRA, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday pledged his government's support towards the revival of lesser known sporting disciplines.
Speaking to a delegation from the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) that paid a courtesy call on him at the Flagstaff House in Accra, President Akufo-Addo said he was determined, within the means of the government, to do everything possible to support the revival and growth of all sports, particularly boxing.
Ghana abounds in sporting talents across all fields.
Unfortunately, in the last few years, it has been made to seem that football is the only sport that the West African nation is good at.
""We have had outstanding talents and champions in athletics, boxing, table tennis, amongst others, and it is about time we nurtured all the talents in our country to make it possible for people who have the ability and talent in these disciplines also to emerge.
""Your visit is a good sign that we are all going to try and work together to revive Ghanaian sports across board,"" he said.
The delegation formally invited the Ghanaian leader to the ""Freedom Fight Night"" slated for Saturday, March 11, at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, as part of the year-long celebration of Ghana's 60th Independence anniversary.
The ""Freedom Fight Night"" will feature lightweight world title challenger, Richard Commey, in a match against Belgium's Hedi Slimani for the World Boxing Council (WBC) International Silver Lightweight Title.
Another Ghanaian boxer, Fredrick Lawson, will take on Jamaica's Sakima Mullings for the WBC International Silver Welterweight Title while Bantamweight prospect Duke Micah will also come face to face with Mexican Jonathan Aguilar in a 12-round bout for the WBC International Silver Bantamweight Title. Enditem
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BERLIN Chase Edmonds Jersey , Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Logistics tycoon Klaus-Michael Kuhne bought 7.5 percent of the Hamburg's shares and with it the naming rights to Hamburg's home stadium, the "HSV" confirmed in an official statement on Thursday.
Hamburg will rename their home stadium for the third time in 14 years, after carrying different sponsor names. The stadium will be renamed Volksparkstadion, the original name in 1953 Mason Cole Jersey , from July 1, 2015.
In July of 2001 the Volksparkstadion was renamed to AOL Arena before it was changed to HSH Nordbank Arena in July of 2007. Three years later it was changed again to Imtech-Arena.
With the investment, Kuhne secured also the naming rights for four years. The 77-year-old HSV investor announced thus to change the name to Volksparkstadion as it was named before 2001.
"As a true Hamburger SV supporter it is matter of the heart to give our stadium the original name again. I hope that our team can return to previous successes in the Volksparkstadion," Klaus- Michael Kuhne said.
Hamburg sit currently on the 14th place of the Bundesliga standings. They host newly promoted Cologne for their opening game of the second half of the season on 31 January.
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