Ghana Cricket Association to hold fundraising event

The Ghana Cricket Association (GCA) will organize a Cocktail event at the +233 Jazz Bar & Grill on Monday, February 16, 2015 to solicit support to sustain and expand their programmes.

It is expected to start from 6.00 – 8.00pm.

The event will bring together officials from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the National Sports Authority, Patrons of the Association, Sponsors and both old and new members of the cricket fraternity in Ghana.

The programmes of the GC A in the past year have been in three key areas namely; the national teams, schools development and grassroots/community. Through these programmes the Association has been able to introduce the game in six regions in Ghana - Greater Accra, Eastern, Ashanti, Western, Brong Ahafo and Central.

The programmes have included introductory cricket coaching courses, mass events in educational institutions, community-based cricket initiatives and cricket administration programmes.

These activities have generated national talent to represent Ghana in the World Cricket League (WCL) and Africa regional competitions.

The National Cricket team in November 2014 won the Golden Trophy at the Division 2 T20 Africa championship held in South Africa.

The GCA is the official governing body of the sport in Ghana with Its current headquarters is in Accra, is a member of the African Cricket Association and, has been an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2002.