The Ghana National Amputee Football team has presented their trophy to the management and staff of Twellium Industrial Company Limited during a courtesy call by the team for emerging as winners at the just ended African Amputee Football Cup of Nations (AAFCON) which kicked off from the 19th to 28th April, 2024 in Cairo Egypt.
Presenting the trophy, the Director of Welfare, Mr. Emmanuel Akpabli thanked the company for their immense support in both cash and in kind, adding that the team have branded Ghana and the world at large in the recent tournament.
He expressed his heartfelt gratitude to other bodies for their unwavering commitments and support to the team in their preparations towards the tournament and assured the nation that the team will bring more laurels to lift the image of the country.
“The sports ministry have also contributed to the team in diverse ways and commended them for facilitating their official travels,” he said and appealed to government to fast track the respective packages due to the players as some of them will be travelling to their various clubs in abroad.
He therefore praised the players for discovering their potential in the fields of football as amputees and was quick to call on corporate bodies, benevolent societies among others to come to the aid of the team.
The Director of Welfare, Emmanuel Akpabli used today occasion to dispel rumours about players taking advantage of the tournament upon arrival run from the camp to other countries and explained that the Ghana National Amputee Football team is not part of that scandal that took place recently in Norway.
Receiving the trophy, the Marketing Director of Twellium Industrial Company, Mr. Ali Ajamu thanked the team for making Ghana proud and fulfilling their promise of winning the tournament, adding that the company will continue to support the team in all sports and football activities
In a related development, the team presented a citation to the company to show appreciation for their continues support to the team.
Report by Ben LARYEA
