The Ghana Volleyball Association (GVA) has appointed Madam Vivien Nyoni a Principal Revenue Officer of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)-Customs Division as the Punlic Relation officer of the Association.

Madam Nyoni who is also the president of the GRA Ladies Club and president of the Birifor Youth Association is an active volleyball player and follower.

She told the Daily Graphic in an interview in Accra yesterday, that, she will project the image of the sport based on her experience and promote the sport to the general public.

“I will also use my new position to educate and inform people that volleyball is a very lucrative sport and can be a good source of employment for the youth,” she told the Daily Graphic.

She further noted that she would encourage the youth to be interested in the sport to make it a national pastime.

A board member of the GVA who broke the news to the Daily Graphic Mr Bernard Mornah noted that the sport need a new face and someone who can attract corporate sponsorship hence the appointment.

“We want to take volleyball and beach volleyball to a new level and we want to relate well with the public to attract good sponsorship,” he stated.

SOURCE: Graphiconline