Ghana: Fridays dedicated to Black Stars

  1. Posted on Sunday 23 May 2010 - 13:50
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    Murtala Mohammed Bako, AfricaNews reporter in Accra, Ghana Photo: Cameroonian fans at Ghana 2008
    Ghanaians and foreigners resident in the west African nation have been told to be in red, gold and green outfits every Friday "as Ghana gets ready for the World Cup 2010." The Ministry of Information hopes to heighten the global football showpiece fever to boost the morale of the Black Stars.
    Africa Cup of Nations 2008 Final - Egypt- Cameroon 1-0 - Photo by Nana Kofi Acquah.jpg
    A statement issued in Accra and signed by Deputy Minister, James Agyenim-Boateng said "Football always provides us a fine opportunity to unite for one cause and government believes there can be no better time than now to showcase our national identity to the world and give meaning to our national colours".

    It urged Chief Executives, Managing Directors and Head of Departments to encourage and permit their workers to feel free to wear their Black Stars replica jerseys and anything red, gold, green to work on Fridays starting from Friday May 21, 2010.

    "The Ministry of Information expects that all government ministries and agencies will fly the national flag high, while important locations like our airports and border posts will also be proudly draped in the national colours to welcome all visitors into Ghana," Agyenim-Boateng said.

    "Our cars, offices, homes and other locations must hoist the national flag and when the culture sips in, we believe that many motorists after the tournament will display the Ghana flag rather than flags of other nations in their cars," the statement added.

    The statement said government expected massive support and cheers for the senior national team, the Black Stars, as they prepared to conquer the world on African soil.

    "The little we can all do as Ghanaians is to wake up to the call and paint Ghana red, gold, green every Friday between now and the end of the World Cup. This certainly will be a major boost for the morale of our senior national football team," the statement said.

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