Tag Archives: African Games

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has clarified the payment made to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) for its role as the official broadcaster of the 13th African Games held in Accra earlier this year. This comes in the wake of a controversy sparked by comments made by the Minister …

The Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Prof. Amin Alhassan, has clarified that the media house received $105,000, and not $3 million as stated by Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Responding to a query from Sam Nartey George, Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, about …

No Ghanaian athlete has qualified for the Olympic Games to be staged in Paris later this year. After what looked like a successful African Games for Team Ghana, the downside however is that none of the times, heights or distances covered at Accra 2023 meets the required standard to compete …

It was a ‘golden Friday’ for Team Ghana at the African Games with the country winning as many as eight gold medals on Friday, March 22, 2024. Successes in the finals of the men’s and women’s football, men’s 200m race, men’s high jump, some weight divisions in boxing and men’s …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the series of embarrassing incidents that have marred Ghana’s hosting and participation in the ongoing African Games. A statement issued by the party in response to reports of South Africa’s decision to withdraw its men’s and women’s hockey teams from the competition, citing …

South Africa have withdrawn from competing in the hockey competition of the 13th African Games. This, according to the South African contingent, is due to the sub standard pitch at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium that was laid only a few days ago prior to the start of the competition. …

Ghana’s Black Satellites were held to a goalless draw in their opening game of the 2023 African Games on Friday, March 8. The game at the Accra Sports Stadium saw Desmond Ofei’s side fail to take all three points in Group A against Congo. The Satellites had a great start …

The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif has confirmed the venues for each sporting discipline of the 2023 African Games. The competition started on Monday, March 4, 2024, with Table Tennis, but officially, it will begin on Friday, March 8, 2024. Addressing the press at the Ministerial Meet the …

Sports Minister-designate Mustapha Ussif has disclosed the government’s intention of staging a successful African Games in their first attempt. Ghana won the rights to host the popular multi-sport event for the first time ahead of Nigeria and Burkina Faso in 2018. It is expected that the 13th edition of the …