Also known as: Golden Shuttlers
Ghana's national sports delegation competing across multiple disciplines at international events including the 2026 Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympic Games.
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… forms part of efforts to promote the Olympic values and create awareness for Ghana’s participation in the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar.Held on the theme “Africa’s First, Ghana’s Moment!”, the programme formed part of the GOC’s wider agenda of building momentum for Team Ghana …
GOC holds clinic to create awareness on Ghana’s participation in 2026 Youth OlympicsThe Ghanaian Times
… Speaking at a Team Ghana sponsorship event in remarks captured in a separate video, Mr. …
Politics undermining sports dev’t agenda –NPC PresidentJoy Online
… Dr Felix Kumah Godwin Anebo, has hailed the efforts of Team Ghana’s swimming delegation following their participation in the 2026 Africa Aquatics Zone II Championships in Dakar. …
Ghana Ambassador hails Team Ghana efforts after Zone II Swimming ChampionshipsThe Ghanaian Times
The Minifootball Association of Ghana (MAG) has officially unveiled Suniel Promos Enterprises as its kit sponsor ahead of Team Ghana’s upcoming international assignments. …
MAG unveils kit sponsorThe Ghanaian Times
… He is therefore demanding a comprehensive account from the Ministry of Sports and Recreation on the travel, accommodation, equipment and welfare arrangements for Team Ghana in Glasgow. …
Minority demands accountability over welfare of Black Queens and Glasgow athletesJoy Online
… He said athletes also travelled without being told how much they would receive as per diems or medal bonuses. “Team Ghana departed without being informed of the amount of per diem or medal bonuses they would receive,” he said. …
Black Queens’ unpaid bonuses deepen Sports Ministry welfare crisis – Minority caucus demands accountabilityJoy Online
… In a statement issued on Thursday, the MP said reports from members of Team Ghana, coupled with complaints from the Black Queens, pointed to “a troubling pattern of administrative failure, financial uncertainty and disregard for the welfare of Ghanaian athletes by the Ministry of …
Athletes abandoned in Glasgow? – Minority MP demands answers over ‘systemic’ welfare failuresDaily Guide
Ghana’s entourage at the tournament Three members of Team Ghana have reportedly gone missing following the conclusion of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. …
Three Ghanaian Athletes Reportedly Missing After 2026 Commonwealth GamesThe Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) Ghana have praised Team Ghana for their performance at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. …
Team Ghana’s performance at 2026 Commonwealth Games hailedThe Ghanaian Times
… The Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) explained in a state that the decision followed a comprehensive medical assessment by Team Ghana’s medical personnel. …
2026 C’wealth Games: Injury forces Ghanaian boxer out, Azamati misses out on medalThe 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.
8 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.
8 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →
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 →
Ghana's junior badminton squad won the Suhandinata Cup Team Cheers Award at the 2026 BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships in Cairo, beating 48 other nations and finishing among the top three finalists alongside Germany and Philippines. The award recognised the team for its outstanding team spirit and energetic support beyond the courts.
12 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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 →
Team Ghana has departed Accra for Angola to compete in the 2026 Karting Africa Trophy, with races scheduled for October 10 and 11 in Benguela. The team comprises senior driver Jihad Armand and junior drivers Khloé Kusi-Asomah and Ezra Stephens, racing alongside 14 other countries.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's badminton players and coaches participated in a Badminton World Federation training and development camp in Cairo, Egypt, bringing together participants from countries competing in the 2026 All Africa U-19 Badminton Championship and World Junior Championships. The camp featured skills and technique demonstrations by BWF instructors, with emphasis on mental toughness and player development.
2 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's Mixed Team Relay fell 2-1 to Algeria in the semi-finals of the 2026 All Africa U-19 Badminton Championship in Cairo, Egypt, settling for bronze after a closely contested match decided in a playoff.
30 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's badminton team defeated hosts Egypt 2-0 in the Mixed Team Relay quarter-finals at the 2026 All Africa U-19 Junior Championship in Cairo, winning 55-51 and 55-52. Ghana will face Algeria in the semi-finals as they seek to defend the title won in Senegal two years ago.
29 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's Golden Shuttlers defeated hosts Egypt 2-0 in the Mixed Team Relay quarter-finals at the 2026 All Africa U-19 Junior Championship in Cairo, with victories of 55-51 and 55-52, advancing to face Algeria in the semi-finals.
29 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's Golden Shuttlers qualified for the next round of the mixed team relay event at the 2026 All-Africa U-19 Junior Championships in Cairo after their Senegalese opponents did not appear. Team Ghana will face Mauritius in the second round and aims to defend the title won two years ago.
28 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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 National Paralympic Committee President has warned that political tensions within sports administration are discouraging sponsors and threatening sector growth, calling for a broad-based forum of political leaders, sports administrators, and stakeholders to address disputes and chart a common path forward.
22 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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.
2 September 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
28 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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.
13 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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."
13 August 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
13 August 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
4 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
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 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.
30 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
26 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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 →
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.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
24 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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.
19 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
9 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
4 July 2026 · Joy Online →