President of Women In Sports Association (WISA) Madam Gloria Commodore has called on the sports authorities to encourage and motivate young females show their talents in sports.

She said this when WISA with the support of Mrs. Abigail Mckorley and Beebies Events GH hosted and honored eight sports personalities at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday  27, 2021.

The personalities include Madam Grace Armah, an athlete and Olympian, Madam Elizabeth King, a hockey star and Chairperson of Women's Commission of Ghana Olympic Committee, Miss Christie Dodoo, a former netball and handball star, Miss Cynthia Akwele  Lamptey, a former handball and football goalkeeper for Ghana and the Fire Service, Mrs. Joyce Mahama, WOSPAG president, Madam Angela Ocran, also an all round athlete and former director of sports at CEPS and Sammy Heywood Okine, the only male director supporting WISA who was the only Ghanaian journalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Madam Commodore herself.

Madam Elizabeth King, who was former Ghana Prisons Director and Treasurer of African Hockey on behalf of the awardees thanked Mrs. Abigail Mckorley and hoped that the government will recognize the achievements of the women who have excelled in sports for Ghana.

She called on all retired sports women to come together to set agenda on how to support females in sports.

The awardee also talked about how to support the Local Organising Committee LOC of Accra 2023 African Games to succeed.

 By Sammy Heywood Okine