Ayishatu Zakaria, the Ghanaian taking part in Young Reporters Program in Switzerland

Ayishatu Zakaria Ali, sports journalist at Happy 98.9FM, participates in the Young Reporters Program of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) in Switzerland. She is the only Ghanaian participating in this year’s edition.

During the event, which kicked off on November 20 for seven days, young reporters will receive timeless lectures from world-renowned mentors including Riccardo Romani, Martin Mazur, Keir Radnedge and Andrea Giannini.

Among other things, trips to certain federations and sports institutions in and around Lausanne have been scheduled by the organizers of this event. Participants also visited the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.

📍AIPS Young Reporters will spend the most part of today at the @FIFAcom headquarters in Zurich.
FIFA President is currently in Qatar and couldn't be with us but he sent us a message.
"I look forward to your contributions at FIFA tournaments in the months to come." pic.twitter.com/KnSUjTKdlA

— AIPS Media (@AIPSmedia) November 23, 2021

Ayishatu visited the FIFA Museum on Tuesday, where she discovered some Ghana national team kits.

A visit to the @FIFAcom Museum and of course I had to look for my country Ghana 🇬🇭 #AIPSYoungReporters #HappySports #AyishaReport pic.twitter.com/CPVH6e36NR

— Ayishatu Zakaria Ali (@ayishatu_) November 23, 2021

AIPS is the only recognized international body representing sports media, with 161 members from national associations including Ghana and over 9,500 active members worldwide.

Founded in 1924 in Paris, AIPS has so far organized 28 young reporter programs, with more than 200 young reporters from over 80 nations on 5 continents.

Source: AfrikPage

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