Talented Ridge City FC forward Dorcas Kafui Fumey has revealed her desire to alter the misleading perception about female footballers in Ghana.
Through her YouTube channel and her Choose Life Ghana organisation, the former University of Ghana player addresses diverse societal problems including mental illness.
For a long time, the perception in Ghana has been football is not for women, something Fumey wants to change.
“To me, football has elevated my sense of confidence and the desire to shine more light on female football in Ghana and across the African continent,” she told BGN.
“I observed during my teen years that, in societies such as ours in Ghana, there were few facilities out there to help individuals deal with mental illness. As a result most suicide cases go unnoticed in Ghana,” she said.
“Quite most than often, people succumb to suicide with causative factors such as depression, anxiety and all forms of mental disorder.
"So three years ago, I decided with a couple of my friends to establish an organization with a complete focus on mental illness and reducing suicide rates across Ghana. I must say, I share a universal commitment to ensure individuals in communities find help when needed to combat mental disorder.”
“It’s more about redefining the perception society generally possess about women football,” she said. “The channel is (one) of the many projects I intend to undertake to help women football in Africa become more lively.”