President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku has appealed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh to set up a special unit for Sports Policing.
The country’s football governing body already has a good relationship with the security agency. They take personnel for every matchday to protect and maintain peace at the various stadia.
In a bid to totally push out the issue of insecurity and violence at the stadia, the GFA boss is hoping to set up a Policing Unit within the Police service that will have special training on how to cover football matches.
In a meeting with IGP James Oppong-Boanuh on Tuesday, GFA capo Kurt Okraku appealed to him to set up the special Policing Unit.
“We (GFA) are grateful to the Ghana Police Service for your support through the years. It is an honour to have you as a partner and it’s our aim to sustain this relationship”, Kurt Okraku said when he called on the IGP yesterday.
He added, “But I want to make one appeal to the IGP. Please let’s come together and set up a special unit for Sports Policing. It is something that is dear to my heart and I want your office to help us achieve that objective.