The official unveiling of the FANS World Cup DIARY jersey took place on Sunday at the Accra Sports Stadium, as it also marked 20 years of dedicated support for Ghana football.
Present was Mr. Abeiku Santana Aggrey, Deputy Director at the Ghana Tourism Authority, who struck the balance of fashion and sports, especially football and the identity of the Ghana people, noting that fashion plays a big role in the culture of a people.
He said the kente is regarded just like cocoa, gold, or football in showing who the people of Ghana are.
Tallal Fatta,l who was very happy, urged Ghanaian fans to patronize the jerseys and wear them at the World Cup and in Ghana to support the Black Stars. Fattal is known to be the man who inspired the Black Stars Diary project.
Some members of the Ghana Supporters, including Klala, a musician and media personality, and Joseph Langabel,l were there to celebrate the legacy and be part of the excitement with the Director General of the National Sports Authority, NSA, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, and legendary Tallal Fattal, the originator of the diaries.
According to Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, “My reunion with the legend brought back great memories from our first episode in Cape Verde to Egypt 2006, Germany 2006, SA 2010, Brazil 20,14 and Qatar 2.022”
He prayed tthe hat USA, Mexico and Canada 2026, which is Ghana’s fifth appearance at the FIFA World Cup, will be successful.
Mr. Kwabena Asamoah, aka Kwab, CEO at Kustom Looks Clothier, who designed and manufactured the jerseys, said the design concept was based on the fans’ passion for football in Ghana and combined the national colours to make it fashionable and presentable. He expressed that more jerseys would be done for fans in the regions and outside Ghana, especially for fans in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
The fans, Ghana Supporters Union, and Media (SWAG) were presented with some of the jerseys. Abraham Nkansah, aka Apirigu Chakapam, and Madam Vincentia Deku collected for the supporters, while Jojo Ephson collected the jerseys presented to the sports writers.
By Sammy Heywood Okine
