Former Ghanaian football star Asamoah Gyan has been appointed as the lead for the “Youth and Sports” manifesto sub-committee on the Manifesto Committee of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer for the 2024 election, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

Gyan, Ghana’s all-time leading goal scorer, joins a team of twenty-three others tasked with conducting a comprehensive review of the NPP’s 2016 and 2020 manifestos to formulate a practical manifesto for the 2024 elections.

The committee aims to engage various stakeholders and involve sector ministers as advisors in order to develop a forward-looking and pragmatic manifesto that addresses the needs of the Ghanaian population.

Gyan’s appointment follows a cryptic message he shared on his social media platform, expressing the need for sports legends to unite and utilize their influence, networks, and resources to attract investors and make a positive impact on the youth in sports, including football, boxing, and other athletics.

In his role, Gyan is expected to actively communicate the sports-related aspects of Dr. Bawumia’s manifesto once it is completed.

The committee, chaired by the outgoing Majority Leader in parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, with Kojo Oppong Nkrumah as Vice-Chairman, Evron Hughes as Secretary, and Prof. Kwaku Appiah Adu and Dr. Isaac Owusu Mensah as Manifesto Committee Coordinators, will thoroughly review the party’s previous manifestos from the 2016 and 2020 elections.