Ampofo-Ankrah, 5 others strengthen Africa Beach Soccer Union Committees

&NewLine;<p>Ampofo-Ankrah and five   others have been appointed to strengthen Africa Beach Soccer Union&comma; ABSU&comma; Committees&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The appointments&comma; according to ABSU Network&comma; has Yaw Ampofo Ankrah as<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>head of media and branding team&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p> Ampofo-Ankrah is a broadcaster and Ghana Beach Soccer Chairman&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The appointments&comma; insiders aver&comma; have given ABSU &nbsp&semi;a huge boost&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the appointments were confirmed after an Executive Committee meeting in late August&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The meeting &nbsp&semi;deliberated on issues relating to the future of the rapidly growing sand sport across the continent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Significantly&comma; five other nominations were also accepted by the union after strong recommendations from the Ghana Beach <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Soccer Chairman<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>ABSU secretariat in Lagos – Nigeria&comma; in addition&comma; says referee George Darko has been given a role on the competitions committee&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Other appointments include Nana Poku Amankwah who is currently the organizing secretary of Ghana Beach Soccer&period; He will now serve on the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;thenationonlineng&period;com">Competitions<&sol;a> Committee of ABSU&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Ghana Beach Soccer Media officer Dennis Mensah and Ruben Dzidodo Adjahoe &lpar;CEO of Keta Sunset&rpar; have been appointed to serve at the Union Secretariat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>TV3 sports producer&comma; Mrs Janet Amankwah got a role to serve on the Women&&num;8217&semi;s Development Committee of the Union&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The President of ABSU who also heads Uganda Beach Soccer is <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Mr&period; Deo Mutaba<&sol;a>zi&period;  He is  known as a pillar in the drive for more fund&comma; infrastructural development<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>to beach soccer on the continent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Key stakeholders of member countries will also serve as heads of the various committes including marketing and sponsorship&period; Others are &nbsp&semi;Competitions Committee&comma; Technical &amp&semi; Youth Development&comma; Women&&num;8217&semi;s Development and the ABSU Secretariat respectively and<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The countries include Senegal&comma; Morocco&comma; Seychelles and Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;