Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has called on the country's ex-sporting greats to come together to save the falling standards of sports in the country.
Ghana, in recent years has endured struggles across all sporting disciplines that once elevated the name of the country.
The senior national team, Black Stars, have seen successive group stage exits at the AFCON, with the most recent occurring during the 2023 edition in Ivory Coast.
The country also currently cannot boast of any boxing world champion, after Isaac Dogboe and Richard Commey lost the titles some years ago.
Gyan, in a long post on social media platform, X, admonished legends of the various sporting disciplines to use their influence in the quest to return Ghana back to the top of Sports.
"I believe the time has come for Legends in sports to come together and use their influence, network and resources in attracting investors into our country and make a meaningful impact on our youth in the sports fraternity," he said.
"I strongly believe that engaging our youth and grooming them through these avenues can get them to be more focused, make sports more fun and attractive, and eventually bring us together once again, just as it used to be in past."
I believe the time has come for Legends in sports to come together and use their influence, network and resources in attracting investors into our country and make a meaningful impact on our youth in the sports fraternity I.e football, boxing and other athletics. I strongly…
— ASAMOAH GYAN (@ASAMOAH_GYAN3) February 21, 2024
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