Mr. Archiebald Nii Martei Armah, proprietor of Prince De Henry Educational Complex, who is also a boxing manager / promoter has appealed to young sportsmen and women to go to school to enhance their scope of life.
Speaking to Yours Truly in an exclusive interview, he said the best thing to give a young person is education, which can lead him or her to become a responsible citizen.
He hinted that he saw the potential in one young boxer named Africanus Neequaye and decided to support him with others so that their lives would be better, as education is the key to success in life.
He disclosed discovering the skillful boxer at a tender age, and spoke to his parents before taking him to his school.
Neequaye who started at boxing at the age of 8 years at the Sea View gym and now a member of the Black Bombers said his best subjects are English and ICT, with the late Roy Ankrah aka ‘Black Flash’ and former IBF Lightweight champion Richard Commey as his idols.
His parents are Africanus Neequaye and Doris Lamptey of James Town.
Neequaye is one of the many students who are writing the BECE and has expressed his gratitude to the management and staff of Prince De Henry Educational Complex for supporting him in his sporting and educational adventure.
“For now we want to push him to Senior High School, Accra Academy and prepare him for the next team that will represent Ghana in an international competition before he turns professional. Education is very important and we want all Ghanaian youth to take education serious.
“Prince De Henry Educational Complex is ready to support potential athletes and move Ghana Sports forward” said Mr. Archiebald Armah.
He promised to collaborate with the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF) and National Sports Authority (NSA) as well as the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) to encourage the youth of Ghana to embrace sports and education.
Mr. Matthew Aubyn, a sports volunteer, administrator and PRO of Real Innovation and Multimedia who has been instrumental behind the success story of Neequaye said it is their wish and ambition to see Neequaye represent the Black Bombers team to international games, especially the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, 2023 African Games in Ghana and 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
He thanked Streetwise Foundation led by Mr. Amoo Bediako for contributing to their initiatives by presenting training kits to young boxers who are in school.
By Sammy Heywood Okine
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