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Four Upper East Schools to Contest First HKT Girls’ Football Tournament in Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga SHS, Zamse Technical, Bolga Girls and Zuarungu SHS will meet on 21 November in the first HKT Girls’ Football Tournament.
Four senior high schools in the Upper East Region will take part in the first HKT Girls’ Football Tournament, which kicks off on Saturday, November 21, at the Bolgatanga Mobil Astro Turf, according to Mike FM.
The schools selected are Bolgatanga Senior High School, Zamse Technical Senior High School, Bolgatanga Girls’ Senior High School and Zuarungu Senior High School.
A platform for girls
The competition is open to girls only. Its organiser, Humul Khrusum Tahiru, after whom the tournament is named, told Mike FM’s sports desk that the aim is to give female students a stage to show their talent, build their skills and encourage more young women to take up the game.
Every participating school will receive a certificate of participation. Individual awards will go to the Best Player, Best Goalkeeper and Top Scorer of the tournament.
The organiser said the plan is to make the event an annual fixture in the Upper East, giving senior high school girls a regular route to develop and compete at a higher level.
Why it matters
Opportunities for organised girls’ football in Northern Ghana remain limited compared with boys’ competitions, and school-based tournaments are one of the few ways young players can be noticed. Sports stakeholders in the Upper East have also repeatedly raised the lack of sports infrastructure in the region.
All four schools are based in and around Bolgatanga, the Upper East regional capital, so the players will be competing close to home in front of local supporters.
Details of the format and match times had not been announced at the time of publication.
Source: Mike FM — https://mikeradioonline.com/four-shs-to-participate-in-maiden-hkt-girls-football-tournament/
