Ghana coach praises young squad
Iran to invest in Ghana
Mr Seth Adjei-Baah, first Vice Chairman of Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) on Wednesday said the nation’s resources, fledgling democracy and dynamic economy had made it Africa’s best destination for investment.
“Gaining the world’s confidence with a peaceful political transition and a firm commitment to democracy has accelerated Ghana’s growth in foreign direct investment in recent years,” he said.
Mr Adjei-Baah made the observation when addressing a 25-member Iranian delegation in Accra on Wednesday to deliberate on collaboration in trade and investment for their mutual benefit.
The meeting jointly organised by Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) and GNCCI also served as a platform for Ghana’s local entrepreneurs to interact with the delegation.
He said the nation had attracted the attention of well-known international businesses to invest in all sectors of the economy.
“All these investors have come to Ghana because they know we have a congenial social, political and economic environment to invest successfully,” he said.
Mr Adjei-Baah, who is also a Member of Parliament for Nkawkaw, said Ghana had a solid tradition of investment opportunities in agriculture, agro-processing, financial services and telecommunications.
Others are manufacturing, information communication technology, tourism, mining and the recent oil find.
Mr Adjei-Baah noted that trade between the two countries increased from one million dollars in 2005 to 12.9 million dollars in 2008.
Mr Mohammed Reza Babaei, deputy General Governor of Iran assured government of his country’s commitment to invest in agriculture and industry.
He said negotiations between Ghana and Iran to organise a trade fair was underway for the two countries to ascertain their needs to help facilitate development.
Mr Babaei said Iran would use her technical skills to help Ghana in packaging and adding value to raw materials.—GNA
Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac says his young squad have “proved” themselves at the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.
The Black Stars face Nigeria in the semi-finals on Thursday, despite going into the competition missing many key members of the team.
They have improved steadily throughout the tournament and their performance in the quarter-final against the hosts was their best so far.
“I took eight players from the squad who played at the Under-20 [World Cup] and they have proved their quality, they are tough,” Rajevac said.
But he acknowledged that the game against the Super Eagles will be their biggest test to date.
“Nigeria is an experienced team and the match will be tough, because it is a semi-final,” the coach said.
Rajevac said he thought Nigeria would put in a stronger performance than the one in their quarter-final against Zambia, which they won on penalties after a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile Ghana star Asamoah Gyan says the players are looking forward to the clash with their west African rivals in Luanda.
And he reminded people that Ghana have had the better of their near neighbours in recent years.
“They don’t want us to beat them for the third time in three years,” Gyan said.
“We are ready and we’re going to do everything possible to win this match and qualify for the final [but in] a derby game, you cannot predict – Ghana against Nigeria is unpredictable.”
The Black Stars have midfielder Anthony Annan available again after injury but Opoku Agyemang is suspended for the game.
By Matthew Kenyon
BBC Sport, Luanda, Angola
Loading ...