Seven organisations serving Persons living with disabilities left the Media Centre of the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday considerably better equipped, after the Captain Barron Foundation staged its second annual kit donation in support of para sports development in the country.
Footballs, boots and jerseys, sourced through a partnership with English Premier League club Brentford FC, were handed over in a ceremony that Captain Baron foundation described as an act of solidarity rather than charity.
The foundation, led by James Boye Doe, presented equipment to the Simon Agbotsui Foundation, GOGETDEM and Up Shine Foundation, Mighty Victory Football Club, Skate Soccer Global, the National Amputee Football Team and Ayawaso CP Football Club.
Between them, the recipients represent a cross-section of Ghana’s grassroots disability sport movement, from amputee footballers chasing continental honours to skate soccer athletes who have turned makeshift boards into a competitive discipline.
Speaking at the presentation, Captain Barron said his motivation is rooted in an instinctive response to vulnerability, adding that supporting athletes with disabilities gives him both hope and personal fulfilment. That sentiment, he explained, is what pushed the foundation to repeat the gesture this year after its first outing brought similar donations to disability sports groups two years ago.
If more of such donations come, it will go a long way in making the disabled athletes happy and feel included in society.” Albert K. Frimpong Founder, Skate Soccer Ghana
Responding on behalf of the recipients, Mr Albert K. Frimpong, founder of Skate Soccer Ghana, thanked the Captain Barron Foundation for its consistency, noting that sustained support of this kind carries weight far beyond the equipment itself.
Frimpong, a long-standing advocate for disability sport in Ghana who also pioneered the country’s Skate Soccer movement among polio survivors, framed the donation as recognition that para-athletes deserve the same competitive infrastructure afforded to able-bodied sports
Foundations run largely on donor goodwill and the persistence of figures like Frimpong, who has spent close to a decade organising skate soccer sessions for footballers living with polio.
Against that backdrop, a steady equipment pipeline, even one built on donated kits rather than new stock carries outsized value for teams that often train and compete with whatever they can piece together.
The Captain Barron Foundation has stated that its long-term vision extends beyond equipment drives: helping persons with disabilities feel genuinely included in society, and giving them a platform to pursue their individual sporting talent.
Friday’s presentation, is a continuation of that commitment rather than a one-off gesture, with the foundation signalling its intention to keep the partnership with Brentford FC running in support of Ghana’s para sports community.
For athletes across the seven disability groups represented on Friday, the more immediate impact is practical, Football boots, match-ready balls and full kits ahead of a season of training and competition.