Sportventurer Ghana Football

FOOTBALL GHANA

Where We Play
Volta is the easternmost of Ghana’s ten administrative Regions, bordered by Togo to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the south and Lake Volta (Africa’s largest man-made lake) to the west. Our Sportventurer Programme is based in the Volta Regional Capital, Ho, a fantastic base from which to explore this lush and mountainous region, home to the country’s tallest waterfall and highest peak.

Teaming up with the Ho Education Authority, in particular the Sports Development Dept. we have implemented a number of schemes which aim to provide a more structured and comprehensive programme of sports coaching within schools in the region. We are currently working with three schools, where we have introduced a timetable for PE and are currently providing football coaching to the children during these sessions. While football is the predominant sport, there are opportunities to introduce a wider range of sports to these sessions.

We have been given responsibility for the coaching of the school football teams, including training sessions and the organisation of regular matches. It is hoped that we will be able to introduce a league system to school football teams in the region, encouraging interaction and involvement between local communities. We are currently involved with the coaching of the U15 Regional Team and this is a partnership which the Director of Education is keen to promote long term, enabling us to develop their regional team and provide a year round continual training programme.

To provide a sustainable and expanding sports programme in the region, it is our intention to provide not only coaching to children, but also to share coaching skills and techniques with teachers and sports coaches in the region, enabling them to continue and develop the programme.

Ho is a relatively large town, being the capital of the Volta Region, and has a large market, tro-tro and bus station, a good internet café, two hotels with swimming pools that are open to daily visitors, and a number of chop bars (local ‘restaurants’), spot bars (to buy a cold soft drinks or beers), small shops and stalls that sell all the necessary essentials.

Accommodation

While on your placement you will be based at the Sportventurer house on the outskirts of Ho. The house can accommodate up to 12 volunteers. Specialist Sportventurer Crew will live with you to be on hand throughout your time in Ghana. The bedrooms are dorm-style with bunk beds. There is a large communal living space, kitchen, garden and porch, for a spot of sun-tanning and reading. The house has an electricity supply (220V AC as in the UK), with plugs being either the 3-pin UK type or round 2-pin type) and a surprisingly good shower (COLD!)

We employ a local cook to provide meals, which will be local dishes. It can take a bit of time to get used to fufu (yam pounded into a rubbery dough), spicy goat stew and red-red (Ghanaian bean stew), but you’ll never go hungry.

Dates and Prices

Sportventurer is unique in the way that it runs. Rather then set dates we operate in the following:

We ask that you come out and devote your time for a minimum of 4 weeks. However after that you can add on as many weeks as you would like.

4 weeks = £1150 +1 week = £100 Therefore 7 weeks in Ghana would be £1550

Just get in contact and our expert Sportventurer staff will be able to advise you. Either Phone ring us on 0845 121 1996 or email team@madventurer.com Football in Ghana can be played all year around, however please be aware that as our programs are very much school focussed, there will be times when there are school holidays. Therefore whilst there’ll still be plenty of football available it wont be as busy as during term time.

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