African Games
Table Tennis Kick Starts 13th African Games In Ghana –
Table tennis will kick start the commencement of the 13th African Games taking place in Accra, Ghana from March 8 to 23.
Being one of the sports expected to showcase talents and skills, 29 countries will jostle for honours in seven events as all eyes will be on Africa’s highest ranked player Quadri Aruna of Nigeria, who is yet to add African Games men’s singles title to his medal tray.
Accra International Conference Centre will host the table tennis event for seven days with the men’s singles kicking off the tournament with 84 men and 62 women battling for the coveted prize in the event.
According to the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF), the 18 men’s teams will be drawn into six groups of three each while the 12 women’s teams will be drawn into four groups with the top teams in each group advancing to the knockout stage of the event.
In the last two editions of the games, Egypt dominated all the events claiming the majority of the gold medals ahead of former continent’s heavyweight – Nigeria.
In the men’s singles, all eyes will be on men’s defending champion Olajide Omotayo who has not replicated the form he displayed at Rabat 2019 in any continental event while his best outing in any tournament was finishing in third place at the 2023 African Championships.
Women’s singles defending champion Dina Meshref will also be aiming to retain her title, but she needs to fend off her compatriot – Hana Goda who has dominated the continent in the last four championships claiming the African Cup and championships.
For the President of ATTF, Khaled El-Salhy, the turnout of teams for the games has been impressive being the largest number in any African Games.
“We are excited with the presence of teams across the continent, and we hope this will again showcase talents and skills by some upcoming players including youngster Matthew Kuti, who has been included in the Nigerian squad for the games.
Dr. Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah, who superintended the 13th African Games held in Accra Ghana in February has died.
He was the Chief Operating Officer of the Accra 2023 Local Organising Committee (LOC).
According to sources in Ghana, Dr. Owusu-Ansah was a sports administrator and coach, and thus left behind, a significant legacy in the world of sports.
Dr Owusu-Ansah, a former Chief Executive of the National Sports Authority (NSA), was widely regarded as an encyclopaedia of sports knowledge.
Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Owusu-Ansah, a former national chief athletics coach, authored the best-selling book “Principles of Abundant Living.”
He played a pivotal role in establishing the Department of Sports Studies at the College of Education at the University of Ghana. Additionally, he served as the Director of the Sports Directorate at the University of Ghana, Legon.
The Africa Students Football Union (ASFU) has expressed condolences over the passing of a patron of the union, Dr Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah, who served as the COO of the just concluded 13th Africa Games held in Ghana.
Dr. Owusu-Ansah’s death was announced on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
According to a release by the executive secretary of the union, Femi Abioye, Owusu-Ansah until his death contributed immensely to sports development on the continent and the world at large.
He left an indelible impact on the lives of students-athletes coupled with sports administration across Africa countries.
The ASFU’s President, Prof. Oluwaseun Omotayo, who was shocked at the news of the demise of Dr. Owusu-Ansah described the deceased as a pillar, saying his departure has left a great vacuum in sports management.
He relished the deceased contribution and unwavering dedication to ASFU, saying the Union would miss the deceased.
“We will miss Dr. Owusu-Ansah, whose contribution to sports, knew no bounds. He was always ready to serve. He helped build the Union and was pivotal to the Union programmes. We will surely miss him,” he said.
He extended the Union condolences to all those affected by this loss, praying God grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.
African Games
A milestone as Egypt becomes the first country to get 100 gold medals in African Games
As the curtain is drawn on the 13th African Games in Egypt, the traditional overall winners, have this time hit a milestone.
They have become the first to hit a 100 gold medal mark in the 59 year history of the games.
As at Saturday morning, they have amassed 101 gold medals, 54 more than that of the second placed Nigeria
The biggest star of the Egyptian team is swimmer Marwan Elkamash, who won five gold medals in the men’s 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m and 4x200m relays, all in freestyle.
But medal haul is still short that that of his compatriot, Faten Afifi who fished out seven gold medals from the pool.
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