The Ghana Tourism Authority and GFA have teamed up with USA side DC United to launch the Capital City Africa Cup where each year, the winner of Ghana’s Premier League will play DC United.
The announcement was made during the Ghana Business and Investment Summit that took place at the Ghana Embassy in DC on 19th September, 2022
“This initiative will not only help bridge the gap between the people of Ghana and the Washington DC but it will lay the foundation for a strong alliance through the exchange of tourism, culture and the promotion of soccer,” said Mark Addo, Vice President of GFA
“The Ghana FA is excited about this new alliance with DC United, and we look forward to collaborating on many fronts to promote soccer in our domains,” he added.
Mr. Addo also spoke on how the FA is investing in youth football so as to develop a strong base for the future of Ghana Soccer.
“We’ve now been focusing on youth development by promoting youth football,” he said.
“This has been a passion in Ghana for many years but lacked support through official structures,” he added.
He indicated that the FA has made significant strides in securing major sponsorship to make the development of youth soccer a reality.
“We look forward to you coming to Ghana, whether it’s for pleasure or investment to take the time to visit our stadiums and watch our teams.”
In the United States, soccer is one of the fastest growing sports played by young people, as estimated in 2020 that 17.8 million Americans played soccer.
“As many of you all know, the power of soccer is immense. It brings people together, and especially wherever you find a ball you find young people.” said Shanell Mosely, Director of Community Relations for DC United.
“We are honoured to be presenting you with our DC United jerseys. We look forward to this long relationship ahead.”
She presented the home jersey for DC United to Mark Addo who also presented a jersey from Ghana’s Black Stars in return.
