Youth coordinator of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Mr. Emmanuel Olla Williams has applauded Mr. Sampson Deen on his election as President of the African Paralympic Committee (APC).

According to him, Mr. Sampson has done well to be the first Ghanaian to attain such high position on the continent, and wish to thank all members of the Olympic/Paralympic families who were represented at the Congress in Morocco.

He said it is good for Ghana on the international front as the nation will attract much respect, and advised  Sampson Deen to deliver in his term.

Mr. Deen polled 24 of the total votes cast, beating Morocco’s Hamid El Aouni who polled 15 votes. Mr Deen replaces the outgoing APC boss Leonel da Rocha Pinto who has been in charge for 13 years.

The total of 41 delegates (38 in-person and 3 voting online) comprised of Presidents and General Secretaries of National Paralympics Committees on the continent with 9 positions contested.

Senator Dr. Hayat Khatab of Egypt won the 1st vice president position with 23 votes. 

Deen was elected President of the National Paralympics committee in 2019 and was endorsed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports who had Deputy Sports Minister Evans Bobie Opoku in Rabat to support his bid.

Emmanuel Olla Williams is a popular sports organizer and CEO of Dreamland Sports Plus and One On One Foundation, organisers of the SHS Schools Sanitation programme.

By Sammy Heywood Okine