Mr. George Haldane-Lutterodt the former head of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), is keen to invest in women football in the aftermath of Coronavirus.
“Many people aren’t aware of my small support for women football over the years. They may have known me for athletics, netball, and other sports.
“Hopefully, if all things settle down after the COVID-19 pandemic, I will do a bit more to give a high-quality lift to the women game,” he cleared out yesterday.
According to the former athletics boss, he has been offering some monetary support to women elite side Samira Ladies FC, for a while now.
“At present, the season has been cancelled because of COVID-19 and football all activities brought to a halt. Expectantly, when the storm is over, I will extend my support to other areas of women football – all things being equal.”
The former head coach of (GAA) Mr. Haldane-Lutterodt, an economic consultant and sports philanthropist, said he has had enough of athletics, believing it was time to pump a lot more resources into women football.
The prominent economist has over the years supported a number of athletes. Some months ago, he personally mobilized GH¢15,000 as seed money for a special fund to support local athletes affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year, too, Mr. Haldane-Lutterodt presented an amount of GH¢500 to Frederick Assor for being the first para-athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Paralympics in Japan, next year.
