Ghana was the first place in sub-Saharan Africa where Europeans arrived to trade and it was also the first black African nation in the region to achieve independence from a colonial power, in this instance Britain.

Despite being rich in mineral resources, and endowed with a good education system and efficient civil service, Ghana fell victim to corruption and mismanagement soon after independence in 1957.

Although Ghana has largely escaped the civil strife that has plagued other West African countries, in 1994-95 land disputes in the north erupted into ethnic violence, resulting in the deaths of 1,000 people and the displacement of a further 150,000

All that reasons pushed a group of young Ghanians to join MasterPeace celebrations of Peace day.

MasterPeace kicked off successfully in Cape Coast, Ghana. “Play for Peace
2011”, a football peace tournament took place on September 21st, among up
to 8 groups at Cape Coast to celebrate the international Day of Peace with wide
coverage by radio stations.

The participants came from a big diverse of groups of people in a game for peace, to show that no matter what difference we might have, what connect us is much bigger.

Participants were

1. NDC (the ruling political party in Ghana),

2. NPP (the opposition party in Ghana),

3. Dwarfs (premier division football team),

4. Vipers (1st division football team,

5. Muslim community of Cape Coast,

6. Christian community of Cape Coast,

7. Media community of Cape Coast

And 8. Gyegyem Boys' football team.

The International Fellowships Program Alumni Association of Ghana (IFPAAG), an
Association comprising of individuals who benefited from the Ford Foundation
International Fellowships Program organized MasterPeace celebrations in
Ghana. 

More than 8 different FM radio stations covered the event, among which Happy FM and Radio
Central.