体坛英语资讯：Ghana coach launches initiative to support retired players
<p><span word="ACCRA">ACCRA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 25-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Stars">Stars</span>, <span word="Ghana">Ghana</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="Kwesi">Kwesi</span> <span word="Appiah">Appiah</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="footballers">footballers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trustees">trustees</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="Kwesi">Kwesi</span> <span word="Appiah">Appiah</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>', <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Ghana">Ghana</span> <span word="skipper">skipper</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cater">cater</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="national">national</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trustees">trustees</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Ghanaian">Ghanaian</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deplorable">deplorable</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="laurels">laurels</span>.</p><p><span word="Critical">Critical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="footballers">footballers</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="Pius">Pius</span> <span word="Enam">Enam</span> <span word="Hadzide">Hadzide</span> <span word="applauded">applauded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ghana">Ghana</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>, <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span>.</p><p><span word="Appiah">Appiah</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reappointed">reappointed</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Stars">Stars</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="mutually">mutually</span> <span word="parting">parting</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ghana">Ghana</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="following">following</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abysmal">abysmal</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>.</p>
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