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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) in partnership with the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) and the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has launched the “Visit Ghana BringBackTheLove” that will promote tourism and football in Ghana.
The initiative among the three outfits seeks to positively reposition the Ghana Football Association in the minds of fans ahead of the commencement of the Ghana Premier League on November, 13.
As part of activities lined up for “Visit Ghana BringBackTheLove” campaign, series of activities lined up including a football match dubbed: ‘Battle of the Stars’ would be held on Saturday, October 31, at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of GTA in charge of operations, Mr. Ekow Sampson, expressed excitement saying “We are delighted to partner the GFA for such a laudable initiative. This will help boost domestic and international tourism.
“Football is pursued by an increasing number of people in the world and in Ghana, it’s a big industry besides being an important mass sport".
Football vitalizes the tourism sector and increase patronage of hotels, restaurants, transportation, night clubs, visit tourist attraction sites and all the tourism value chain which invariably generates employment, increase government revenue and distribute income."
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