A rich cultural display characterized the event at the La Traditional Council premises with elders calling on the youth to esteem peace, harmony and unity in their respective endeavours.

The eight teams to battle for supremacy are drawn from La, Ga Mashie, Osu, Teshie, Nungua, Tema, Prampram and Ada, who will be vying for the giant trophy, a cash prize of $2,000 at stake in the final on December 3 at the La Town Park.

Nii Obodai Adai IV, Mankralo of La, praised McDan Group for the initiative aimed at fostering unity among the youth in the community and surrounding areas.

Nii Oten Granaky I, Abafum Akutsonste said, “Sports has many benefits and I am happy that a son of La, from the Ga Adangbe tradition is the main sponsor of the competition which will produce many players for the top clubs in the region and the national teams.

“Gas are very talented and skillful in sports and so such an initiative will yield many positive results. I salute McDan for this initiative, his passion for the youth is unquestionable.”

Head of Marketing, Mc Dan Group, Obodai Sai, who represented Dr. Dan Mc Korley, the Group chairman said this year’s is going to be an improvement in terms of organization. He urged the teams to raise their game to meet the high standards set.

He expressed that McDan believes in quality and hoped that the best football would be displayed.

Runners- up will take home a handsome package of $1,000 and the top scorer receiving $150. Other prizes include $200 for the most exciting player and $150 for the best defender or goal keeper. The best behaved supporters will get $200 and all the participating teams will receive¢ 500 as match appearance fees.

All the teams were presented with quality branded jerseys and Mitre footballs.

Former Black Stars defender, Emmanuel Armah, popularly called ‘Senegal’, lauded the initiative and urged footballers from the Ga Adangbe tradition to work hard to earn places in the national teams.

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Source: Daily Guide/Ghana

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“Today as we are speaking our cemeteries are being mined ….the other areas forest reserves are being mined so we need to get a no go area so that no mining company will be given the permit to go and mine there,” he said.

The surge in illegal mining activities in Ghana is gradually rendering the country’s lands and natural resources useless.

Despite moves by a Presidential taskforce to tackle the problem, illegal mining is continually increasing.

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, based on the directives of the Eastern Regional Security Council also arrested one hundred and twenty-five (125) Nigeriens engaged in illegal mining activities in Kyebi in the Eastern Region last month.

According to the MP, the Minerals Commission officials “sit in the comfort of their office and issue mining license instead of going down there to the ground [mining sites] to verify what is actually happening.”

In an interview with Citi News, the MP further noted that the Commission’s lethargic attitude towards work is causing conflicts and poverty in those areas.

“There is always a clash between two investors and that brings a lot of controversy, it creates lot problems for the state,” he explained.

Mr. Blay Koffie also expressed fears that the problem could get worse following plans by the major mining companies to lay off thousands of workers in the next few months.

By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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