The Volta FA Trophy Tour made its second stop at the palace of Nana Brantuo Kpese, Chief of Jasikan and Adotenhene of the Buem Traditional Area, on Monday, 18th May, 2026.
Nana Brantuo Kpese welcomed the team on behalf of the community and appealed to the Volta Regional Football Association to expand its promotional activities in Kwamekrom and across the Buem area.
He said football could play an important role in uplifting young people, fostering unity, and helping to resolve chieftaincy and communal disputes.
“We count on the RFA to bring more football to our schools and communities,” he said.
“Sport has the power to bring people together when words fail. We will give you our full support,” he added.
Volta RFA Chairman Mr Daniel Agbogah thanked Nana Brantuo Kpese and the people of Kwamekrom for the warm reception.
He said the tour was designed to do more than display the trophy, combining grassroots football promotion with the “Kick for the Planet” environmental campaign.
Mr Agbogah confirmed that the RFA would continue using football as a tool for youth development.
He also wished Nkonya All Stars FC well ahead of the Middle League.
Speaking on behalf of the Club, Nkonya All Stars Captain Mensah Success, assured the community that the playing body would be highly competitive in their bid to bring the trophy to Kwamekrom for the first time.
He thanked supporters for turning out in large numbers for the ceremony.
A symbolic tree-planting exercise was held as part of the tour’s climate action message.
The exercise was led by Mr Agbogah, with Togbe Yife, headman of Newtown, and the team captain.
Kwamekrom is home to Nkonya All Stars FC, one of two Oti Region sides to qualify for the Volta FA Division Two Middle League for the first time.
The trophy tour will visit all eight districts and municipalities with teams in the Middle League ahead of the official launch in Ho.
The next stop is Dzemeni and Kpetoe, home of Maranatha FC and Diamond FC respectively, on Tuesday, 19 May, 2026.
VRFA Communications
