Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has announced a bold initiative aimed at transforming Ghana’s football landscape through targeted investment in physical education teachers across the country’s Senior High Schools(SHSs).

The initiative, unveiled during the presentation of the Democracy Cup to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will see physical education teachers in all 276 constituencies benefit from professional FIFA-certified training.

The programme is a core component of the 2025 Democracy Cup edition.

“This intervention is not just symbolic. It is strategic. It is a deliberate effort to equip our physical education teachers with the skills and exposure needed to identify, nurture and develop young football talents from the grassroots,” Bagbin said.

He stressed the importance of early talent development, adding: “We’re trying to catch them young, Your Excellency.”

Beyond football, Bagbin described the Democracy Cup as a civic platform that brings Parliament closer to the people.

He highlighted football’s cultural influence, noting: “Football in Ghana is not merely a sport. It is passion, it is identity. It is a community.

By linking Parliament and football, we speak a language every Ghanaian understands.”

The 2025 Democracy Cup Grand Finale will take place on September 5, 2025, at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium.

The event will feature a curtain-raiser match between Parliament and the Judiciary, followed by a headline clash between Accra Great Olympics and Accra Hearts of Oak.