Ghana Para-Powerlifting Association in collaboration with The National Paralympic Committee of Ghana (NPC-Ghana), will organize a National Para Powerlifting competition involving over 50 Para Powerlifters (athletes) from across 5 regions of Ghana.

The event which coincides with this year’s World Disability Day is to enable the Para-Powerlifting Association to select athletes for the upcoming year (2025), ranked and have a database for all recognized Athletes in Ghana. The event is to also make the sport and selection of athletes into the national team more competitive and medal oriented to place Ghana on high pedestal and be part of the Big Contenders in the World Para Powerlifting.

 - Ghana’s activities marking this year’s international Day for persons with disabilities, under the theme, ‘Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future’.

Significantly, the event will also serve as identification and unearthing of potential athletes in preparation towards mandatory qualification events for 2025.

Significantly, the Para Powerlifting Association will also seize the opportunity to educate the members of the Association and Athletes about the new rules of the game and the next structural plan for the athletes.

The Ghana Para Powerlifting Association will like to seize the opportunity to invite all members of the Paralympic Fraternity in Ghana to attend and witness the event as scheduled.

By Ghana Para-Powerlifting Association

 Mr. John Manfo, manager of Wasiru Mohammed is optimistic that his ward will come out victorious in his next fight in South Africa on November 23.

Wasiru Mohammed aka Gyatabi will take on Kaine Fourie in a 10 rounds international lightweight fray at The Box Camp - Bodysens.

According to Mr. Manfo, they have prepared very well and just looking forward to the day to deliver.

He was hopeful and very confident that Wasiru Mohammed will win to keep his unbeaten record.

The former WBO Global Bantamweight Champion left the boxing scene for a while,  and it was the influence of Mr. John Manfo and others that brought him back.

Coach Lartekwei Lartey says Wasiru Mohammed is always ready and the bout in South Africa will be a great test and exposure.

"Trust Wasiru to win" he assured.

Mr. John Manfo who was trained in the United Kingdom is an executive board member of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA).

He is a fan of Professor Azumah Nelson, the boxing legend of Africa who named Wasiru Mohammed – ‘Gyatabi’.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

The 89^th edition of the Ghana Open Golf Tournament tees off from November 13 and ends on November 16^{th, 2024} at the Royal Golf Club in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.

All the top golfers in the country are supposed to register and participate as there are fantastic prizes at stake for winners.

A few weeks ago, the Ghana Golf Association executives meet a section of the sports media who are interested in golf reporting and urged them to commit to the promotion and propagation of golf as a preferred sport.

Mr. Michael Aggrey, former president of the Ghana Golf Association in a chat with Yours Truly said the Ghana Open has been very competitive over the years and hoped for an exciting tournament. He was optimistic that the participation would be great.

A number of companies are sponsoring the event to make it successful.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

… Popular Boxers, Ring Warrior Takyi, Aryeetey, Dorgbetor, Quaye And Ansah Bullet On The Bill

The people of Madina and its environs will witness some good and exciting boxing this weekend as Ace Power Promotions stage the ring on November 16th at Center Point Mall (Atomic Junction).

According to ACE Power Promotions General Manager, Mr. Isaac Amankwaah, the bill is dubbed ‘From Street to Champions’ and it aims at unearthing and grooming new young talents in the amateur rants to replace the Black Bombers who have turned professional.

“We want to tap and impact on the youth interested in boxing” he expressed.

He noted that boxers who do well may be signed on by Ace Power Promotions and given opportunity to box in the USA.

Featuring are Holy Dorgbetor who defends his IBF Intercontinental Featherweight title against Loko from Benin.

Samuel Quaye faces Mivhael Ansah aka One Bullet for the National Super Lightweight Title.

Samuel ‘Ring Warrior’ Takyi, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bronze Medalist and Gold winner at the 13^th African Games takes on Emmanuel Quartey aka ‘Akufo Addo’ who also won Bronze at the Mauritius African Games, some years back.

Mohammed Aryeetey aka ‘Golden Star’ who also won a medal at the 13^th African Games will parade on the bill as well as other crack boxers.

Grab your tickets at street2champions.org starting at only 30ghc and 300ghc for VIP Ringside.

The final press conference and weigh in comes on at the venue of the fight on Friday, November 15, 2024.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

Mrs. Joyce Mahama, President of Women Sports Association of Ghana (WOSPAG) was last Sunday elected President of the continental body, African Women In Sports Association (AWISA) at the MPlaza Hotel in Accra, Ghana.

Madam Hadijah Namanda from Uganda got the nod for Vice President position with

Stephanie from Seychelles was elected as Secretary.

Lisa from Namibia got the Assistant Secretary position with Grace Asiam from Ghana as the Treasurer.

Madam Anna from Angola who lost the presidency was elected Regional Chairperson for Region 5. Ms. Hannah Bennie from Ghana won as Regional Chairperson for Region 2 which is for West Africa. Five chairpersons were elected for the five regions under the association as demarcated by the African Union (AU) with some retaining their positions.

Other elected executives were Anna Ferreira from Angola, Stephanie from Seychelles, Sheila Dasha Mauritius and Elizabeth Ngulungu from Namibia to represent the various regions, including Corol Garose former Vice President from Namibia to offer her rich experience in women sports management and administration.

According to Madam Mahama their numbers will increase as other countries get involved,  however six nations had voting rights and four voted for her, while two voted for her opponent.

The GOC president, Nii Kojo Ashifi Papanyinra 1aka Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah who graced the event tasked AWISA to keep to their mandated and work hard to achieve their objectives.

He touched on gender equity, equity and called for inclusion of girls and boys in participation and competition.

Madam Mahama hinted that their dream is to united bring together African women in sports and encourage more women.to participate in sports at the high level and win medals for the continent.

According to Mrs. Mahama her vision as president of the association was to unite African women in sports and ensure a fight against violence in respect of women in sports.

She noted that the association was mandated to handle gender equality, discrimination against women, adding that, “We have to make sure women in sports were comfortable and have funds to enable the association work for the common good of all.”

She said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) seeks to promote women participation in sports, whether competitive or recreational.

Furthermore, Mrs. Mahama promised to promote Ampe, a popular traditional sport to become a recognised sporting discipline within the African sub-region before the end of her four-year tenure.

She appealed to corporate bodies to support the association to achieve its intentions and goals.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

Michael Decardi Nelson, 8-0-1 is one of Ghana’s budding talents in boxing. He has been given a grand opportunity to showcase his talent in India on November 30^th at White Housse in Bengaluru.

He has been under the management of Box Office for a while and this upcoming bout will certainly expose him and add to his experience.

The 22 year old is optimistic of victory.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

  21-year-old Ghanaian amateur standout Joseph Commey will follow in the footsteps of a select few incredible boxers by making his professional debut in a championship fight.

On November 24 at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, live world-wide on DAZN, he will face compatriot Richman Ashelley (11-4, 10 KOs) for the vacant Universal Boxing Organization™ (UBO) Africa Lightweight title.

Vasyl Lomachenko won the WBO International title in his first pro fight in 2013, and Andy Cruz secured the IBF International belt in his debut last year. It has happened on other occasions too, but you have to be a special talent to go straight to championship level in your pro debut.

And Commey is a special talent! Nicknamed “The Jaguar”, he had to settle for silver at the 2022 Commonwealth games in the United Kingdom, as he was pulled from the final due to illness.

This past March he won gold at the All Africa games, and made it to the third round of the world Olympic qualifiers in Bangkok.

In 2023 he had also come up short in the third round of the Africa Olympic qualifiers in Senegal, and many believes his style is more suited for the pro game than the amateurs.

In August Commey had a little taste of the professionals, when he won a semi-professional bout (IBA-pro) in Ethiopia, and now he is ready to go all out against the hard-punching Ashelley.

Three other UBO title fights are set for “Ghana For Peace Fight Night”, promoted by Box Office Sports in association with BROWNED WORLDWIDE.

Prince Patel will face Maxwell Awuku for the UBO world Welterweight title, Tony Bange squares off with Eliasu Sulley for the UBO world Super Middleweight title, and UBO Africa Welterweight titlist Sampson Segbedzi defends against Isaac Commey.

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Malaysia based Ghanaian kickboxer, Gerald Dah's weighing 70 kg lost to tall Malaysian Super-Am Pro Ammarul Shafiq of Malaysia over the weekend in a tough fight in Selangor.

Speaking to Yours Truly in a telephone conversation, Dah said he and his coach planned well, but their strategies could not work at the last minute and final stages of preparations.

He expressed that things do not go well always at the last minute for him, so he has to check his technical assistance and other related factor.

“In fact I am not happy for the loss, but it is sports and in sports, its either win, lose or draw so we will go back to training and the drawing board to prepare better for a better performance” he said.

Gerald Dah has been Ghana’s top Kick boxer on the international scene in Asia.

He is rated as the biggest Muay Thai Ambassador from Ghana in Malaysia, China and other Eastern nations.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

Theophilus Nii Kpakpo Lopez Allotey also known as Theo Lopez has confirmed that he has really transformed after under going an intensive training experience in the British Cayman Islands.

He said the facilities and coaches were excellent and of world class standard.

In October, Allotey and his coach Dr. Ofor Asare. the national team technical director were invited by Palm Heights Athletics (PHA) to discover and train at the sports excellence center, which also serves as a holiday resort.

According to Allotey, who represented Ghana at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal, Thailand and Italy, he feels the transformation from amateur to professional and he has increased his weight, stamina, punch power and more wicked than ever.

"My fans say am too gentle in the ring. this time round they will see the wolf in me and the beast in me" he told Yours Truly in an exclusive interview on Omashi TV.

The young man from Sempe, born at Atukpai, educated at La Presby SHS says he discovered his talent in Boxing at age 7 and joined the Wisdom Boxing Club at age 10.

He expressed that Coach Dr. Ofori Asare has not only been a trainer, but a father and guardian.

His coach admitted that the best is about to come as Allotey is a potential world champion, who has transformed from good to better.

"We have accepted to feature on the Ayitey Powers Promotions bill dubbed 'Battle of the Beasts' on November 23 at the Bukom Boxing Arena, i want boxing fans to come and see the new explosive Theo Lopez Allotey" Dr. Asare assured

By Sammy Heywood Okine

Mrs Georgina Asare Fiagbenu, Senior Manager for Corporate Communications at MTN Ghana has advised Ghanaian youth to take training in digitalisation very seriously and not wait to be left in the dark.

In an exclusive interview with Omashi TV, she noted that the world is drifting to digital and the younger generation has a big role to play else they would be left jobless and frustrated.

She expressed that the world is changing and it is up to the youth to hold on and maintain or sustain important things like the environment.

Supporting MTN to propagate the benefits in sustainability, she pointed that young people who are 18 or 20 years old now have about 70 years more to live but if they watch the earth to deteriorate, what would their future look like.

She stressed that it is everyone's business to save the environment, noting that MTN Ghana is very responsible socially and also supports government and other agencies to ensure a safer, peaceful and brighter world to live in.

"It is time to take advantage of tools like AI and other technologies to make the world a better place" she stressed.

MTN Ghana celebrated Sustainability Week and the company organised a meeting with other stakeholders to share ideas at their head office at Ridge in Accra.

The resource people were KPMG’s Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager, Bernard Owusu Ansah, Dr. Felix Addo-Yobo, Deputy Director of the SDGs Advisory Unit at the Office of the President and United Nations Global Compact Ghana’s Mina Pokuaa Agyemang.

Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer at MTN Ghana, Madam Adwoa Afriyie Wiafe, contributing to MTN’s Bright Conversation on the theme Compliance to Opportunity: Embedding Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) in Business highlighted MTN’s long-term commitment to sustainable practices, urging businesses and individuals alike to take responsibility for shaping a greener, more equitable future.

She explained how MTN’s ESG strategy integrates sustainability into the company’s core values, saying that for MTN, ESG is more than a corporate requirement - it’s a mission to create value for communities, the environment, and the broader economy.

“Our strategy places ESG at the heart of everything we do because we believe in shared value,” Wiafe stated. “Sustainability Week is a reminder that responsible practices are essential, not optional" she said

By Sammy Heywood Okine