… Mr Richard Akpokavie, President of the Ghana Olympic Committee and CGA Ghana, said Team Ghana would comprise athletes capable of competing for podium finishes. …
… Mr Richard Akpokavie, President of the Ghana Olympic Committee and CGA Ghana, said Team Ghana would comprise athletes capable of competing for podium finishes. …
… Mr Richard Akpokavie, President of the Ghana Olympic Committee and CGA Ghana, said Team Ghana would comprise athletes capable of competing for podium finishes. …
… field close to 40 athlet They will battle for honours in nine disciplines, including athletics, boxing, judo, para-athletics, para-powerlifting, para-swimming, swimming, track cycling, and weightlifting.The announcement was made by the President of CGA Ghana, Mr Richard Akpokavie …
… Speaking at the Annual General Assembly, Mr Richard Akpokavie, President of the GOC, said the OlympAfrica Secretariat was not happy with the progress at the site, thereby requiring Ghana to recommence physical work or refund a $100,000 grant disbursed in 2022. …
… 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 …
… This was disclosed by the GOC President, Mr Richard Akpokavie at the GOC and Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) Annual Delegates Congress held on Saturday in Accra. …
Ghana's Commonwealth Games Association has confirmed participation at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2, with close to 40 athletes selected across athletics, boxing, judo, para-athletics, para-powerlifting, para-swimming, swimming, track cycling, and weightlifting. Ghana's Olympic Committee President said the team was selected based on strict performance criteria and rigorous technical validation to send high-performance contenders.
Ghana's Commonwealth Games Association has confirmed participation at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2, with close to 40 athletes selected across athletics, boxing, judo, para-athletics, para-powerlifting, para-swimming, swimming, track cycling, and weightlifting. Ghana's Olympic Committee President said the team was selected based on strict performance criteria and rigorous technical validation to send high-performance contenders.
The Commonwealth Games Association Ghana has confirmed participation in the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (July 23–August 2), with close to 40 athletes expected to compete across nine disciplines including athletics, boxing, judo, para-athletics, para-powerlifting, para-swimming, swimming, track cycling, and weightlifting.
The Commonwealth Games Association Ghana has confirmed participation in the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (July 23–August 2), fielding close to 40 athletes across nine disciplines including athletics, boxing, judo, para-athletics, para-powerlifting, para-swimming, swimming, track cycling, and weightlifting. Selection was based on strict performance criteria and available quotas, with each discipline undergoing rigorous technical validation.
The Commonwealth Games Association Ghana has officially confirmed Ghana's participation in the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (July 23–August 2), with close to 40 athletes competing across nine disciplines including athletics, boxing, judo, para-athletics, para-powerlifting, para-swimming, swimming, track cycling, and weightlifting. Selection was based on strict performance metrics and quota allocations, with the delegation comprising qualified elite athletes and specialized technical staff.
The Ghana Olympic Committee confirmed that Ghana will participate in seven disciplines—athletics, boxing, judo, para athletics, para powerlifting, para swimming, and weightlifting—at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with a 40-member delegation. The reduced contingent reflects both Ghana's selection and sweeping cuts to the Commonwealth Games programme, which was reduced from 19 sports to 10 following cost-saving measures.
The Ghana Olympic Committee has been given a June deadline to resume construction on the long-delayed OlympAfrica project at Amasaman, or face a requirement to refund a $100,000 grant from the OlympAfrica Secretariat. The GOC has allocated an additional $100,000 in its budget to begin the first phase, starting with a multipurpose sports hall estimated at $740,000.
Ghana will present approximately 40 athletes at the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2, down from 100 athletes at Birmingham 2022. The reduction reflects the scaled-down nature of this year's Games; Ghana will compete in eight sports—athletics, boxing, cycling, judo, para-athletics, para-powerlifting, para-swimming, and weightlifting—compared to 13 sports in Birmingham.
The Ghana Olympic Committee will begin construction on the OlympAfrica project in Amasaman by the end of June 2026, having committed $100,000 in its current budget for the first phase. The project, originally a community stadium and youth sports center, faces a deadline to start physical construction or refund a $100,000 disbursement granted in 2022.
Ghana will compete in seven disciplines — athletics, boxing, judo, para athletics, para powerlifting, para swimming, and weightlifting — at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with a contingent of 40 athletes. This represents a sharp decline from Ghana's 100-athlete delegation at Birmingham 2022, following a Commonwealth Games Federation decision to reduce the sporting program from 19 sports to 10.
The Ghana Olympic Committee says it has not yet received funding from government to prepare for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (July 23–August 2) and the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar (October 31–November 13), despite Parliament approving a GH₵12 million budget. With 66 days until the Commonwealth Games, GOC President Richard Akpokavie appealed for timely release of funds, noting that international competitions require months of lead time.
The Ghana Olympic Committee president has appealed to government to release a Parliament-approved GH₵12 million budget for Commonwealth Games preparations, with just over two months until the event. Ghana will send 40 athletes to compete in athletics, boxing, judo, and para-sports categories, 60 fewer than its Birmingham contingent.
Ghana's Olympic Committee will send a contingent of 40 athletes and support staff to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, a sharp decline from the 100 athletes sent to Birmingham 2022, partly due to the Games Federation cutting the sporting program from 19 sports to 10 as a cost-saving measure.