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John
Mahama,
has
assured
all
sports
federations
of
equitable
attention
if
he
is
given
a
second
chance
as
President.
Addressing
the
media,
the
former
president
of
Ghana
emphasised
the
need
to
support
sports
beyond
football,
which
has
often
overshadowed
other
disciplines.
This
perceived
neglect
has
led
to
the
term
‘lesser-known
sports.’
“What
we
call
the
lesser-known
sports
shall
also
receive
equitable
attention
like
we
give
soccer,”
Mahama
stated
during
a
media
interaction
on
Sunday.
He
further
assured
the
sports
community
of
plans
to
improve
infrastructure,
saying,
“Let
me
also
assure
the
sports
fraternity
that
we
shall
develop
our
stadium
infrastructure
for
track
and
field
sports.
We
will
fix
the
deteriorating
football
pitches
and
pay
stipends
to
footballers
in
the
Premier
League
as
we
promised
in
2020.”
Football
remains
the
dominant
sport
in
Ghana,
with
a
significant
portion
of
the
Sports
Ministry’s
budget
allocated
to
the
Ghana
Football
Association,
particularly
the
Black
Stars.
Mahama
pledged
to
balance
this
attention
across
all
sports.
In
a
recent
gesture,
Mahama
donated
$10,000
to
Ghana’s
amputee
football
team
following
their
Africa
Cup
of
Nations
triumph
in
May
2024.
As
the
flagbearer
for
the
National
Democratic
Congress
(NDC)
prepares
for
the
upcoming
elections,
he
aims
to
gain
support
by
promising
a
more
inclusive
approach
to
sports
development
in
Ghana.