… Mohammed booked his place in the last eight after defeating Temakau Eriu in his opening bout, moving a step closer to securing a podium finish for Team Ghana. …
… Sabah Zito Benson, has assured Team Ghana of the Ghana High Commission’s full support as the country participates at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. …
Ghana’s Abdul Wahib Omar will kick off Team Ghana’s boxing campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow when he takes on England’s Patris Mughalzai in the men’s 65kg preliminary roundat 6:45 pm. …
Team Ghana Athletics Captain Joseph Paul Amoah has presented a brand-new pair of racing spikes to Ghanaian para athlete Hayford Addae, reinforcing the spirit of “One Team Ghana” at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. …
The EEZZY Group Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has presented an amount of GH¢800,000 to support Team Ghana’s final preparations and participation in the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to August 2.Making the presentation on Tuesday, the Executiv …
Ghanaian music stars Stonebwoy, Fameye, DopeNation and Akwaaboah have been unveiled as headline acts for the upcoming ‘Ghana for Gold’ concerts, a two-city musical event designed to celebrate Ghanaian culture and mobilise support for Team Ghana ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Game …
The EEZZY Group Foundation has announced a GHS 800,000 sponsorship package to support Team Ghana’s preparations for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. …
… Mr Richard Akpokavie, President of the Ghana Olympic Committee and CGA Ghana, said Team Ghana would comprise athletes capable of competing for podium finishes. …
Day Three of the ongoing African Seniors Athletics Championships (ASAC) came with good news for Team Ghana as they secured their first medals of the competition. …
Ghana's Ambassador to Senegal praised Team Ghana's swimming delegation for their participation in the 2026 Africa Aquatics Zone II Championships in Dakar, highlighting the collective fundraising effort that enabled Ghana to send its largest delegation to the event. Abeku Jackson led performances with six individual gold medals and a new national record in the 50m backstroke, while other swimmers also set national records in their respective events.
Ghana's Ambassador to Senegal praised Team Ghana's swimming delegation for their participation in the 2026 Africa Aquatics Zone II Championships in Dakar, highlighting the collective fundraising effort that enabled Ghana to send its largest delegation to the event. Abeku Jackson led performances with six individual gold medals and a new national record in the 50m backstroke, while other swimmers also set national records in their respective events.
The Minifootball Association of Ghana has announced Suniel Promos Enterprises as its official kit sponsor, responsible for supplying the national minifootball and handball women's teams ahead of international competitions. The company's CEO said the partnership reflects Suniel's commitment to supporting youth opportunities in Ghanaian sports.
The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to account for failures in the welfare and management of Ghanaian athletes at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Black Queens. According to the Parliamentary Committee on Youth and Sports Ranking Member, athletes faced delays in receiving airline tickets and luggage allowances, late competition kits, lack of information about allowances and medal bonuses, and missing equipment like raincoats.
Ghana's contingent to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow faced logistical and welfare failures including late airline tickets without luggage allowance, competition kits arriving after events, and athletes departing without being informed of per diem or medal bonus amounts. Ranking Member of Parliament's Committee on Youth and Sports Vincent Ekow Assafuah has demanded accountability from the Ministry of Sports and Recreation, citing what he describes as "a troubling pattern of administrative failure, financial uncertainty and disregard for the welfare of Ghanaian athletes."
The Ranking Member of Parliament for the Committee on Youth and Sports has demanded answers over reports of welfare failures involving Ghana's contingent at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, citing late airline tickets with limited luggage allowance, delayed competition kits, unclear per diem and medal bonus entitlements, and missing raincoats.
Three members of Team Ghana—para-athlete Zinabu Issah, boxer Daniel Plange, and boxer Precious Akai Nettey—have reportedly gone missing following the conclusion of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Team Ghana officials are making efforts to locate the athletes.
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.
Ghanaian boxer Desmond Pappoe withdrew from his quarter-final bout at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after failing a fitness test due to a shoulder injury. In a separate development, Ghana's Benjamin Azamati finished seventh in the men's 100m final, clocking 10.11 seconds.
Hayford Addai will represent Ghana in the Men's 100m T47 Final at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. With a personal best of 11.09 seconds from the 2026 Dubai World Para Athletics Grand Prix, Addai ranks sixth on the entry list and is within striking distance of leading medal contenders in what is expected to be one of the fastest T47 finals in Commonwealth Games history.
None of Ghana's athletes advanced on Day 3 of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with swimmers Nubia Adjei and Abeku Jackson failing to progress and boxers Nancy Bamfo and Adelaide Dede Djabatey losing by unanimous decision. The team hopes to recover on Day 4 with sprinters Abdul Rasheed Saminu, Benjamin Azamati and Isaac Botsio competing in the men's 100m heats.
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.
Ghana's High Commissioner to the UK, H.E. Sabah Zito Benson, assured Team Ghana of full support from the Ghana High Commission as the country competes at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She noted that the athletes have worked hard and deserve backing from the government and people of Ghana, with the High Commission staff on standby if needed.
Ghana's Abdul Wahib Omar will launch Team Ghana's boxing campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow against England's Patris Mughalzai in the men's 65kg preliminary round. Omar, who won bronze at Birmingham 2022, leads a contingent of 10 Ghanaian boxers aiming to add to Ghana's boxing legacy.
Joseph Paul Amoah, Team Ghana Athletics Captain, presented racing spikes to para athlete Hayford Addae at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, demonstrating team unity and support among able-bodied and para athletes representing Ghana.
The EEZZY Group Foundation has presented GH₵800,000 to support Team Ghana's participation in the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to August 2. Ghana will be represented by a 40-member athlete contingent competing in nine sporting disciplines.
Ghanaian music stars Stonebwoy, Fameye, DopeNation and Akwaaboah will headline "Ghana for Gold" concerts in London and Edinburgh in 2026, designed to celebrate Ghanaian culture and mobilise support for Team Ghana ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The EEZZY Group Foundation has announced an GHS 800,000 sponsorship package to support Team Ghana's preparations for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, funding the team's international pre-Games training camp, athlete preparation and final build-up. The Ghana Paralympic Committee President stressed that corporate sponsorship depends on sporting institutions demonstrating professionalism, transparency and accountability rather than individual athletes making public appeals.
Team Ghana departed for Dakar, Senegal on Friday, July 3, to compete in the 2026 Confederation of African Athletics Region II U18/U20 Championships beginning Saturday, July 4. The eight-member team will compete against West African young athletes in events across the Under-18 and Under-20 categories.
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 secured three medals on Day Three of the African Seniors Athletics Championships: Alex Amankwah won bronze in the men's 800m, Florence Agyemang took bronze in the women's 400m, and Esther Obenewaa claimed silver in the women's high jump. Ghana's 4x100m relay team also advanced to the final.
Ghana's 4x100m relay team qualified for next year's World Athletics Championships in Beijing by finishing second at the World Athletics Relays in Botswana with a time of 38.09 seconds, securing the country's fourth consecutive appearance. The team's qualification was overshadowed by their complaints about inadequate support from the Ministry of Sports and Recreation, prompting Ghana Athletics president to pledge improvements.
Ghana's men's 4x100m relay team finished fourth in Heat 3 at the World Relays in Botswana, narrowly missing automatic qualification for next year's World Athletics Championships in Beijing. Former coach Elorm Amenakpor urged the team to secure qualification in a second opportunity, warning that another miss would significantly complicate their path to the championships.