The Ghana Football Association's business and development programme takes off this month with an induction course for football development coaches.

The first phase of the programme runs from August to January 2007.

The two-day course scheduled to come-off at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence, Prampram on Saturday, August 26 is geared at preparing all development coaches for the challenging tasks ahead.

Regional development coaches and sector directors selected for the programme are:

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COACHES:

Ashanti Region - Isaac Asare Lartey &Abukari Gariba
Volta Region - C. K. Doe & Yao Tsomaso
Western Region - Mohammed Abdallah & P. S. K. Paha
Central Region - Jojo Ampah & Arthur Norman
Brong Ahafo Region - Kwesi Owusu & Nana Awuah
Greater Accra Region - Anue Mensah & Hesse Adamtey
Northern Region - Dramani Masuddi & Nassam Yakubu
Upper West Region - Ibrahim Mohammed & Alhassan Osman
Upper East Region - Peter Abilba & Annass Issaka
Eastern Region - Aziz Mohammed & Justice Appiah

SECTOR DIRECTORS:

Northern Belt - Malik Jabir
Middle Belt - A. K. Adusei
Southern Belt - Herbert Addo