Story by Sammy Heywood Okine.
The youth in the Volta Region have embraced Footvolley and promised to continue training and form clubs to ensure the game is developed in the region and other parts of Ghana.
The youth in Keta who claim to have the most beautiful and flat beach say it would be ideal if the game is played and grown in Keta and other near by communities as the youth are ready to play Footvolley and believe Volta will produce the best athlete to represent the country in any international scene.
The Ghana Footvolley Association recently organised a tour in Keta (Volta region) in collaboration with Keta Jubilee Fm which ended up with a lot of smiles on the faces of the participants because they enjoyed the attractive programme.
The Ghana Footvolley Association President Mustapha Mohammed said they will extend the tour to other regions to make the game more accessible to all. “Footvolley is a cheap sport which does not require more equipment and players, all that is needed is net, ball and two players and not limited to sand only, its a game that can be play on sand, grass pitch and normal volley ball court. We are very grateful to the people of Volta for their massive support more especially the Keta Jubilee Fm. We also thank Mr.Luis Gomes the World Footvolley president who visited us last year and donates balls and net to Ghana Footvolley Association and took some of our players at Winneba through Footvolley basic skills” he said.
The President of Ghana Footvolley Association Mr. Mohammed who is undertaking a course in sports management at the Winneba University also thanked the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Sports Authority (NSA) for their continued support for the development of sports in Ghana.
He said his outfit will soon partner the Ghana Education Service (GES) so that the game could be taken to the basic schools and Senior High Schools, as well as the tertiary level. He urge the Ministry and National Sports Authority to fully extend their support to Footvolley and other sand and beach sports in order to save our beaches and build litter free generation. Ghana Footvolley will partner other sand sports to organise the biggest ever beach sports festival to promote tourism.