Anue Kofie gives to Sports Ministry

Mr Emmanuel Anue Kofie, a former player of the Black Stars has presented 30 trophies to the Ministry of Youth and Sport as his contribution towards the development of football especially at the youth level.

Anue Kofie who kept the post for the Stars from 1964 - 1969 said the donation was to reciprocate what the country did for him in the past. The former player was given a scholarship by the then Central Organization of Sports to study at the Kaneshie Secondary Technical School in the 60's and was later employed as a clerk by the National Sports Council before leaving for the United States of America.

The trophies are to be sent to the regions to be competed for annually by both male and female youth soccer teams. Anue Kofie said he was motivated by what late President Kennedy told American people years back, "ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.

The former player who is currently an Athlete Counselor and Recruiter for Essex County College and also the head-coach of Newport Technical High School, all in the US, said he wanted to support the new GFA youth programme so that there will not be "a generation gap in terms of footballers".

Anue Kofie who has been in the States for over 30 years but visits the country annually said he plans to come back for good and use his rich coaching experience to help salvage the image of Ghana football.

Mr Edward Osei Kwaku, Minister of Youth and Sports, said the presentation was a laudable gesture and expressed the hope that other former national players would emulate.

Anue Kofie also known as Black Cat in his hey days featured prominently for the national academicals team, Accra Great Olympics and later Kumasi Asante Kotoko, before leaving to play for the New York Cosmos in the United States.