Colts soccer in many years has been the system
through which many of our football icons were identified and nurtured into our
national teams.
Street soccer as it is sometimes referred to, is
played basically in every community in Ghana. This ranges from the small poles,
four corners to one community against the other.
It was through Colts soccer that players like former
skipper Stephen Appiah, Daniel Addo, Ishmael Yartey, Laryea Kingston, Tony
Yeboah, Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari, Anthony Annan, John Mensah, Richard
Kingston, Odartey Lamptey and many others were groomed to improve their skills.
According to Daniel ‘Darling Boy’ Addo his talent
was unearth and nurtured through the Colts soccer system. And he believes that
if much attention is put in Colts soccer our premier leagues and national teams
will perform better than they are doing today.
Ghana Football president, Mr. Kwasi Nyantekyei
before his tenure into office said he would improve Colts soccer. Yet not much
has been done to raise Colts soccer standards in the country.
Many Colts soccer clubs in the country do not
receive any form of sponsorship from the GFA, rather the growth of the club and
players falls solely on the club owners. This therefore has made the
development of Colts soccer difficult.
interesting though not so common a topic.this piece just aroused my interest,in that, colt soccer was actually a stepping stone for most if not all of the famous players and should be given the needed attention.kudos.
ReplyDeletecolt soccer huh! i never knew these street ball we play in our various communities had a name. i personally love colt soccer and if much light is thrown on it, i think we are going to have more Ronaldos springing up from our local communities.
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