Also known as: GOC
Ghana Olympic Committee — governing body for Ghana's Olympic participation, appointing chef de missions and sending athletes to Youth Olympic Games and Olympic qualifiers.
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The Ghanaian Times
… Mr Richard Akpokavie, President of the Ghana Olympic Committee and CGA Ghana, said Team Ghana would comprise athletes capable of competing for podium finishes. …
Team Ghana confirms participation in 2026 Commonwealth GamesThe Ghanaian Times
… Mr Richard Akpokavie, President of the Ghana Olympic Committee and CGA Ghana, said Team Ghana would comprise athletes capable of competing for podium finishes. …
Team Ghana confirms participation in 2026 Commonwealth GamesJoy Online
… He further noted that sports should never be viewed as the responsibility of a single organization, whether the Ghana Olympic Committee, Ghana Paralympic Committee, African Paralympic Committee, National Sports Authority, or the Ministry responsible for Sports. …
‘Sports belongs to all of us’ – Samson Deen urges unity to transform sector and attract investmentDaily Guide
Team Ghana The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has confirmed that the country will participate in seven disciplines at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. …
Glasgow Commonwealth Games: Ghana To Compete In 7 DisciplinesThe Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) is set to resume construction works on the long-delayed OlympAfrica project at Amasaman, with groundwork scheduled to begin on a multipurpose sports hall in June. …
GOC given June deadline for stalled OlympAfrica projectThe Ghanaian Times
… Addressing the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and the Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) General Assembly at its annual delegates congress last Saturday at the Best Western Premier Hotel, GOC President, Mr Richard Akpokavie, said he expects Ghana to send a contingent of approxim …
40 athletes for Glasgow Commonwealth GamesJoy Online
The Ghana Olympic Committee is expected to begin work on the OlympAfrica project at Amasaman in June 2026. …
GOC commits $100k to OlympAfrica project, set to begin in JuneJoy Online
Ghana will compete in seven out of the ten disciplines at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has confirmed. …
Glasgow 2026: Ghana to compete in athletics, boxing, five other disciplines at Commonwealth GamesThe Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) says it is yet to receive funding from government to begin preparations for this year’s Commonwealth Games, and the Youth Olympics Games. …
GOC expecting funds to commence preparations for C’wlth Games, Youth Olympics –AkpokavieJoy Online
President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Richard Akpokavie, has appealed to the government to release funds for Ghana’s Commonwealth Games preparations. …
Ghana’s Commonwealth Games participation in limbo over gov’t’s reluctance to release fundsThe Ghana Olympic Committee has named beach volleyball player Daniel Lamptey as captain of Team Ghana for the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, scheduled from October 31 to November 13, 2026. Table tennis player Joanita Borteye was appointed deputy captain and badminton player Obapomba Adu-Mintah selected as flag bearer.
15 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Olympic Committee has named beach volleyball player Daniel Lamptey as captain of Team Ghana for the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, scheduled from October 31 to November 13, 2026. Table tennis player Joanita Borteye was appointed deputy captain and badminton player Obapomba Adu-Mintah selected as flag bearer.
15 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →
Samson Kwasi Awe Awiah, a former national team all-rounder, won the GCA presidency with 11 votes out of 25 ballots cast, pledging to decentralise the sport and ensure nationwide representation in national team selection by involving grassroots-level cricketers and regional associations.
25 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Acting Director-General of the NSA has warned that Ghana's sports challenges stem from poor long-term planning and athlete development rather than simply hiring top coaches, citing recent poor performances by national teams including the Black Maidens and Black Starlets.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Olympic Committee President Richard Akpokavie expressed confidence that Team Ghana will perform well at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal (October 31–November 13), where 13 Ghanaian athletes will compete across eight sporting disciplines. Akpokavie said he hopes the competition will serve as a platform for young athletes to showcase their talent and progress toward the world stage.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Rugby Football Union and Ghana Olympic Committee's Women's Commission held a breast cancer awareness education programme for female athletes, coaches, officials and community members, emphasising early detection, regular self-examination and screening. The GRFU expressed gratitude to Sunda International Ghana Ltd for supporting the initiative.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Olympic Committee and Football Association have held a strategic meeting with the Black Queens and Black Meteors to develop a roadmap for qualification to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Ghana's first Olympic football appearance since the 2004 Athens Games. The Black Queens will begin their qualification campaign in June 2026 and the Black Meteors between November 2026 and March 2027.
8 October 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Ghana Olympic Committee and Ghana Football Association have held a strategic meeting with the Black Queens and Black Meteors to map out a roadmap for qualifying for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, ending Ghana football's two-decade absence from the Olympic Games.
7 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Olympic Committee has appointed veteran sports administrator Richmond Quarcoo as Chef de Mission for Ghana's delegation to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Quarcoo, a former athlete and coach with decades of sports administration experience across national, continental and international assignments, is currently President of the Ghana Squash Association and has previously served in leadership roles at multiple sports organisations including the Ghana Table Tennis Association and Ghana Triathlon Association.
30 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Veteran sports administrator Richmond Quarcoo has been appointed Chef de Mission for Ghana's delegation to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Quarcoo will oversee preparations, athlete welfare, logistics and Ghana's participation at the Games, drawing on extensive experience in sports governance and multi-sport event management.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Veteran sports administrator Richmond Quarcoo, a Ghana Olympic Committee Board Member, has been appointed Chef de Mission for Ghana's delegation to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He will oversee preparations, athlete welfare, logistics and Ghana's participation at the Games.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Olympic Committee held a day's clinic on the Olympic Values Education Programme for over 400 school children from four schools in the Ayawaso West Municipality, promoting Olympic values and creating awareness for Ghana's participation in the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal (scheduled October 31 to November 13).
24 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Olympic Committee has appointed Rafatu Inusah, President of Ghana Rugby, as Chef de Mission for Team Ghana at the Commonwealth Youth Games, taking place October 29 to November 4 in Malta and Gozo. Her appointment recognizes her leadership in rugby development, grassroots sports, and sports administration in Ghana.
23 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Olympic Committee has appointed Ghana Rugby president Rafatu Inusah as Chef de Mission for Team Ghana at the 2027 Commonwealth Youth Games in Malta and Gozo, scheduled for October 29 to November 4. The appointment is described as strategic for women empowerment in sports governance, and Inusah has also been selected to participate in the International Coaching Enrichment Certificate Program in the United States.
22 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Olympic Committee has announced a 13-athlete contingent to represent Ghana at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal, scheduled for October 31–November 13, 2026. Athletes will compete in athletics, badminton, boxing, beach volleyball, judo, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Olympic Committee has launched a Central Planning Committee chaired by Kobena Mensah Woyome to organise the Tour du Ghana 2026, with members from the GOC, Ghana Cycling Federation, National Sports Authority, and other agencies. The GOC President said the event aims to promote cycling and inspire youth participation in the sport.
8 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The 7th edition of PRURide will take place on 6 September 2026 at Borteyman Highway, with male elite cyclists covering 112km and female cyclists covering 67.2km. Winners in each category will receive GH¢15,000, with prize money also awarded to finishers placing 2nd through 10th and special category winners.
3 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Presidency dissolved the National Sports Authority Board on 2 September 2026, less than nine months after its inauguration, creating uncertainty around the Authority's grassroots-development mandate and the proposed Constituency Games initiative. An opinion piece argues the incoming board must preserve useful prior work and institutional continuity rather than starting from scratch.
3 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama dissolved the NSA governing board on 2 September; the Sports Act, 2016 mandates that any new board include one representative each from the Ghana Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee, though the Act does not guarantee current office-holders will be reappointed.
3 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the governing board of the National Sports Authority, chaired by Dr Fred Awaah, with immediate effect. The affected board and eight others will be reconstituted in due course.
2 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Golden Maidens will play a two-day international friendly against Côte d'Ivoire at Accra Sports Stadium on September 10–11, with senior government and sports officials in attendance.
1 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Football Association has opened a two-day FIFA Amateur Football Environment Analysis programme in Accra (August 25–26, 2026) led by FIFA Technical Experts Ali Mwebe and Serame Ezekiel Letsoaka to assess the state of amateur football and identify ways to strengthen the player development pathway. The programme brings together GFA leadership, government ministries, and sporting stakeholders.
27 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's badminton team won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the Badminton Grand Slam 2026 tournament at Borteyman Sports Complex, placing second among 38 countries. The Ghana Olympic Committee described the achievement as the country's strongest individual-event showing at an Olympic qualifier in 64 years and a signal of Ghana's readiness for the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar and the 2028 Olympic Games.
25 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Taekwondo Federation plans to roll out a new awareness campaign next month in Kumasi to develop the sport nationally and nurture a new generation of performers. The initiative, approved by the Ghana Education Service and Ghana National Association of Private Schools, will target school children and later expand to the four most deprived regions.
20 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana-Anhui Chamber of Commerce has donated 600 pairs of footwear and 1,520 peace T-shirts to the National Sports Authority to support grassroots sports development through the Constituency Games. Officials said the initiative aims to ensure no child is excluded from sports opportunities due to location or background.
20 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana-Anhui Chamber of Commerce has donated 2,120 sports essentials—including 600 pairs of footwear and 1,520 T-shirts—to the National Sports Authority to support grassroots sports development through the Constituency Games.
19 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana-Anhui Chamber of Commerce and Industry has donated 2,120 sports items comprising 600 pairs of footwear and 1,520 T-shirts to the National Sports Authority to support the upcoming Constituency Games and grassroots sports development. Former Black Stars captain Andre Ayew was among sporting leaders present at the donation ceremony on August 18, 2026.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Motor Traffic and Transport Department says it is ready to partner with PRURide to make Accra a model city for safe commercial riding, emphasizing safety and dignity for cyclists. The 2026 PRURide launch brought together stakeholders including the Ghana Cycling Federation, Ghana Police Service, and the University of Ghana to support a safer and greener environment for cyclists on Accra's roads.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
SWAG, founded in 1968, celebrated its 58th anniversary on Monday, reflecting on nearly six decades of sports journalism and advocacy while pledging commitment to equipping emerging sports journalists with skills to thrive in a digital landscape.
5 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Team Ghana earned two medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow: Zinabu Issah won silver in the women's T57 shot put and Amadu Mohammed claimed bronze in men's 55kg boxing. The Ghana Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Association Ghana praised the athletes' courage, resilience and determination.
4 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghanaian bantamweight boxer Amadu Mohammed advanced to the quarterfinals of the men's Bantamweight (55kg) event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after defeating Temakau Eriu in his opening bout. Ghana Olympic Committee President Richard Akpokavi described Mohammed as one of Ghana's top boxers and a potential medalist for the Games.
26 July 2026 · Joy Online →