Ghana's Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, led a delegation to visit the English football club Sunderland AFC. The visit took place over the weekend.

The delegation included members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Youth and Sports. They met with club officials to discuss partnership opportunities.

The main purpose of the visit was to strengthen the Democracy Cup initiative. This program was established by Speaker Bagbin.

The Democracy Cup aims to use sports as a platform to promote democratic values. The visit explored new ways to grow this initiative.

This collaboration seeks to deepen the ties between the Ghanaian Parliament and Sunderland AFC.

Further details on the outcomes of the discussions were not immediately available.