Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzidze has disclosed that the government of the Republic of Ghana will be flying supporters to get behind the Black Starlets in their quest to make the nation proud.
Ghana have drawn in group A of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup alongside Colombia, USA and India, the hosts nation.
The team is currently undergoing intensive preparations in Abu Dhabi and will be playing two friendly games before they finally leave for India.
Government has revealed that supporters will be flown to support the Black Starlets in India.
“It is said that in football the supporters are considered as the twelve man on the field. First of all, we are thinking of mobilising Ghanaians who are already living in India because there is quite a number of them to come to the stadium and support the team”, he told Joy Sports.
“We are also considering getting a small team from Ghana to go and augment the efforts of our brothers and sisters that we shall be mobilizing in India,''
'We are still considering”. He added.
After what happened in Brazil 2014 where a commission of enquiry was set to look into Ghana’s poor participation at the tournament and fans treatment. This consideration has come as a shock to many.