Accra, Sept. 27, GNA - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Monday inaugurated the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) third Goal Project at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence, Prampram.

The Project, funded by the world soccer governing body to the tune

of 400,000 US Dollars, consists of a Dining Hall Complex, a

300-capacity Conference room and a storage room located on the

premises of the National Technical Centre. Sampon Kablan, FIFA Development Officer in charge of West Africa

who inaugurated the facility on Monday, commended the GFA for the

maximum utilization of the resources for the intended purpose. He expressed the conviction that the facility which is about 95

percent complete will serve as a catalyst in the development of Ghana

football to attainable heights. Kablan added that FIFA was satisfied with the utilization of the

resources from the Goal Project for the edifice by the GFA compared

to other African countries. He mentioned the likes of Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Cape

Verde and Mali as countries to have benefited from the Goal Project

III. Awuah Nyamekye, Executive Committee Member of the GFA

received the keys to the facilities on behalf of the Association and

promised that they will be put to good use. The Project was constructed by Civicom Ghana Limited with

Pro-Ark Limited as the Project Consultants. The Goal Project which is an initiative of FIFA President, Joseph

Sepp Blatter is a tailor-made development and assistance programme

designed to realise projects based on the specific needs of national

associations. The Goal I was used for the construction of the technical centre at Prampram whilst the second was invested in the construction of an

office complex for the GFA and an artificial pitch at the Tema Stadium.