Sports News of Friday, 12 October 2018Source: Theodore Mawuli Kwaku ViwotorNational amputee team to demonstrate against government on MondayThe Black Challenge willl embark on a demonstration on MondayMembers of the Ghana National Amputee Football Team, the Black Challenge, have threatened to stage a demonstration on Monday against government over its refusal to fund the team’s world cup participation. We have the right to demonstrate and no one can take it away from us,’ another player said, when asked about informing the police. The Black Challenge, like other disability sports teams, has always had to struggle to get funding for international tournaments to represent Ghana. The bill of a trip to Kenya in 2013 remains outstanding, leaving the management with a plethora of debts. Ghana is in group B with Argentina, Italy and France and pundits believe, Ghana , with the highest number of professional amputee players in the world, can win the world cup this year.

Source: GhanaWeb October 12, 2018 10:07 UTC