Black Star B Coach Ibrahim Tanko on Thursday joined other Ghana football personalities to distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the Nima and Mamobi communities as part of the football industry’s contribution to the fight against covid-19.
The donation comes days after the GFA received the PPEs and other assorted items worth one hundred thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢100,000) from players of the Black Stars on Friday, July 24, 2020, to be distributed to Ghanaians as their contribution to the fight against the pandemic.
The Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku led the team of coaches, ex-players and other FA officials to distribute facemasks and hand sanitizers on the two suburbs of the nation’s capital.
Thursday’s exercise brought to the street of the Ayawaso East and North Constituency some soccer legends like Ibrahim Tanko, Stephen Appiah and Augustine Arhinful, who engaged in the distribution.
The football dignitaries took time off their busy schedules to distribute Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to the people to support the fight against the novel coronavirus, which is causing havocs across the globe.
The exercise attracted a huge response from the people who expressed gratitude to the football industry for their kind gesture, as the country battles the dreaded pandemic that has bought football activities to a halt.
The number of people infected by the new coronavirus in Ghana has increased to 35,142, with 736 more infections confirmed early Thursday, said the Ghana Health Service.
It said the number of recovered and discharged cases increased to 31,286, with 665 more infected people discharged after their period of treatment.
Seven more infected persons succumbed to the ailment in the West African country, bringing its COVID-19 death toll to 175, with 3,681 active cases.