The maiden edition of the Women Democracy Cup football game will be held on Friday, July 31, at the McDan Park, La, Accra.
The match, which will be played between the two top most women football clubs in Ghana, is part of the Democracy Cup Project initiated by the Parliament of Ghana, under the leadership of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin.
Army Ladies and Police Ladies will battle for the maiden trophy, whilst Parliament Ladies and the Judicial Service Ladies will engage in a curtain raiser.
The event will be hosted by the Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin, with Vice President, Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang as the Special Guest of Honour.
Other dignitaries, expected to grace occasion are the Women Leadership in Parliament, Chairpersons of National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), Electoral Commission of Ghana, and Women from the Diplomatic Corps.
Under the Democracy Cup Project, three major competitions will be organized; the Democracy Youth Cup, Women Democracy Cup and the flagship event, the Democracy Cup between bitter rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko at the Baba Yara Stadium on August 23.
The Women Democracy Cup will also be an annual event under the Democracy Cup Project and seeks to recognize the role of women in Ghana’s democracy.
It is also to offer a big platform to women clubs to showcase their competitiveness and also help in their development and growth.
Source: William Ezah
