Commey appointed Alive & Kicking Ambassador

IBF Continental champion, Richard Commey has been named an Ambassador for Alive & Kicking, an African social enterprise that manufactures sports balls to provide balls for children, create jobs for adults and promote health education through sport.
Accordingly, the unbeaten Commey (16-0, 16 KOS) will be officially unveiled next Thursday, October 10 at the Alive & Kicking Ghana headquarters off 18 Martey Carpenter street, Martey Tsuru, (Spintex road) Accra in the presence of his UK based manager, Michael Amoo-Bediako and trainer, Carl Lokko.
Commey is also expected to begin his ambassadorial work with an immediate visit to two schools in James Town to speak to the pupils about the importance of sport in society and what the charity does. The world title chasing boxer will then donate some of the balls made by the charity to the schools.
Alive & Kicking manufactures quality sports balls in Kenya, Zambia and Ghana. Their footballs, volleyballs, netballs, handballs and rugby balls generate employment for over 120 people and also provide a product tailored for the African market and are used as a tool for raising health awareness.
Established in 2004 by the late Jim Cogan OBE, an inspirational teacher with a passion for African development whose vision was to see the large scale production of sports balls in Africa, Alive & Kicking are the only formal manufacturer of sports balls on the African continent.