Tag Archives: African Games

Tensions rose at the University of Ghana campus as volunteers of the 13th African Games clashed with officials over unpaid allowances and unfulfilled promises. The volunteers, numbering about 3,000 and comprising both foreign nationals and Ghanaians, alleged that officials had failed to honor their agreement of GHC2,500 per person, which …

  The Minority in Parliament has called for a bipartisan parliamentary probe into the $240 million spent by the government on the recently concluded 13th African Games held in Accra, Ghana The Minority criticized the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government, stating that despite the significant amount of money spent on the games, the …

Ghana secured a dramatic gold medal victory in the men’s football event at the 2023 African Games, with Jerry Afriyie scoring a stunning 90th-minute winner against Uganda in the final at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Black Satellites started the game strongly and appeared to have taken the lead within …

In the ongoing 2023 African Games boxing events, Abubakar Kamoko, also known as Ambitious Tilapia and son of former boxer Braimah Kamoko, famously known as Bukom Banku, has secured a spot in the final. Abubakar achieved this feat by defeating DR Congo’s Nathan Nlandu in the Cruiserweight division with a …

Mustapha Ussif, the Youth and Sports Minister, has confirmed that Ghana has spent a total of $195 million on infrastructure development in preparation for the upcoming 2023 African Games. The Games, scheduled to take place from March 8 to March 23, will be centered at the Borteyman Sports Complex and …

In a momentous ceremony, Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, unveiled the University of Ghana (UG) Sports Stadium as the primary venue for the 13th African Games (AG) yesterday. The stadium, boasting a capacity of 10,000 spectators and equipped with a state-of-the-art Mundo track for athletics alongside warm-up tracks, …