US Embassy to organise training programme for coaches
As part of efforts to deepen its sports ties with Ghana, the United States Embassy in Accra is set to organise a train-the-trainer coaching programme for coaches of female student-athletes in the country next month. Organised under its Sports Envoys Programme, the training sessions will be led by two U.S. professional athletes and coaches, one … The post US Embassy to organise training programme…
The United States Embassy in Accra is preparing to launch a train-the-trainer coaching programme aimed at enhancing sports ties with Ghana. The initiative, which falls under the U.S. Embassy’s Sports Envoys Programme, will see two U.S. athletes and coaches, including a Ghanaian-American named Kofi Sarkodie, conducting a two-day training session for female student-athlete coaches across the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and Northern Regions in September.
Chargé d’Affaires Rolf Olson announced the programme during a World Cup coverage debrief session, highlighting sports as a vital tool for relationship-building and cultural exchange. Olson noted that Americans are the most frequent visitors to Ghana, and the Ghanaian diaspora plays a crucial role in fostering people-to-people connections.
The embassy plans to use this feedback from journalists and content creators to improve future coverage of major international sporting events. Olson also emphasized that the U.S. is preparing to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles and will continue using sports to strengthen ties with Ghana, with the assessment of this programme serving as a step towards that goal.
Written by urgent.news from Ghanaian Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
