Max Brito Extravaganza 20 years later
Twenty years ago Herbert Mensah organised the Max Brito Extravaganza in Accra Ghana, the biggest Rugby showcase that Ghana has ever seen.
Twenty years ago Herbert Mensah organised the Max Brito Extravaganza in Accra Ghana, the biggest Rugby showcase that Ghana has ever seen.
Mr. Herbert Mensah, President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) announced the Ghana Rugby Men’s Sevens national team that will take part in the Africa Rugby international tournament in Lome, Togo on the 28th of May 2016.
Mr. Herbert Mensah, founder of May 9th Remembered, turned the 15th anniversary of that tragic and tearful day into an international occasion by sponsoring two family members of the 2001 Ellis Park victims to share their sorrows with those of family members in Ghana.
Mr. Herbert Mensah, founder of ‘May 9th Remembered’, expressed his gratitude to all sponsors, organisers and participants that formed part of the 2016 May 9th Remembered programme with a full page announcement in the newspapers today.
The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) showed solidarity with the families of the 2001 May 9th Stadium Disaster victims by turning up in their numbers at the annual May 9th Remembered street march in Kumasi, Ghana.
The May 9th Zongo Cup Memorial Tournament ended on a high note in Kumasi, Ghana when Accra based Madina Ashley Botwe United beat Kumasi team Aboabo Number Two by 5 goals to 4 in a penalty shootout after a 2 – 2 draw.
The former Chairman of Asante Kotoko and current President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), Herbert Mensah and a group of people organised a walk to remember the victims of May 9th disaster.
Businessman and Sports Administrator, Herbert Mensah has described the slain Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, J.B. Danquah variously as a “beacon for hope”, a “bridge” between generations and a “brother” whose sad passing represents a great loss.