Ghana at the 2023 African Games

Ghana competed at the 2023 African Games held from 8 to 23 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.[1]

Ghana at the
2023 African Games
IOC codeGHA
NOCGhana Olympic Committee
in Accra, Ghana
8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) – 23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
19
Silver
29
Bronze
21
Total
69
African Games appearances

Medal table

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Medal[2] Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Winnifred Ntumi Weightlifting Women's 49 kg total 10 March
  Gold Godwin Sackey Arm wrestling Men's left arm 75 kg 15 March
  Gold Edward Asamoah Arm wrestling Men's left arm 90 kg 15 March
  Gold Blessed Abeka Arm wrestling Women's left arm 60 kg 15 March
  Gold Grace Minta Arm wrestling Women's left arm 80 kg 15 March
  Gold Edward Asamoah Arm wrestling Men's right arm 90 kg 16 March
  Gold Mabel Yeboah Arm wrestling Women's right arm 55 kg 16 March
  Gold Blessed Abeka Arm wrestling Women's right arm 60 kg 16 March
  Gold Grace Minta Arm wrestling Women's right arm 80 kg 16 March
  Gold Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah Athletics Women's high jump 19 March
  Gold Ghana Football Women's tournament 21 March
  Gold Joseph Amoah Athletics Men's 200 metres 22 March
  Gold Cadman Evans Yamoah Athletics Men's high jump 22 March
  Gold Mohammed Aryeetey Boxing Men's −48 kg 22 March
  Gold Mohammed Amadu Boxing Men's −54 kg 22 March
  Gold Joseph Commey Boxing Men's −60 kg 22 March
  Gold Samuel Takyi Boxing Men's −63.5 kg 22 March
  Gold Ghana Football Men's tournament 22 March
  Gold Ghana Field hockey Women's tournament 22 March
  Silver Abeiku Jackson Swimming Men's 50 metre butterfly 10 March
  Silver Winnifred Ntumi Weightlifting Women's 49 kg snatch 10 March
  Silver Winnifred Ntumi Weightlifting Women's 49 kg clean & jerk 10 March
  Silver Daniel Acquah Arm wrestling Men's left arm 55 kg 15 March
  Silver Henry Otoo Arm wrestling Men's left arm 60 kg 15 March
  Silver Isaac Amugi Arm wrestling Men's left arm 65 kg 15 March
  Silver Derrick Adu Kwakye Arm wrestling Men's left arm 100 kg 15 March
  Silver Racheal Lankai Arm wrestling Women's left arm 55 kg 15 March
  Silver Phildaus Bukari Arm wrestling Women's left arm 60 kg 15 March
  Silver Roselyn Lartey Arm wrestling Women's left arm 65 kg 15 March
  Silver Rashida Abass Arm wrestling Women's left arm 70 kg 15 March
  Silver Mariam Amuda Arm wrestling Women's left arm 80 kg 15 March
  Silver Mariam Kadri Arm wrestling Women's left arm +80 kg 15 March
  Silver Daniel Acquah Arm wrestling Men's right arm 55 kg 16 March
  Silver Henry Otoo Arm wrestling Men's right arm 60 kg 16 March
  Silver Isaac Amugi Arm wrestling Men's right arm 65 kg 16 March
  Silver Wisdom Abromekyi Arm wrestling Men's right arm 75 kg 16 March
  Silver Issah Kunya Arm wrestling Men's right arm 90 kg 16 March
  Silver Derrick Adu Kwakye Arm wrestling Men's right arm 100 kg 16 March
  Silver Racheal Lankai Arm wrestling Women's right arm 55 kg 16 March
  Silver Eugenia Ntow Arm wrestling Women's right arm 60 kg 16 March
  Silver Mary Quaye Arm wrestling Women's right arm 65 kg 16 March
  Silver Joseph Amoah
Edwin Gadayi
Solomon Kweku
Benjamin Azamati
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay 20 March
  Silver William Amponsah Athletics Men's half marathon 22 March
  Silver Fredrick Asante
Francis Dake
Henry Kpogo
Stephen Semey
3x3 basketball Men's U23 22 March
  Silver Abubakar Kamoko Boxing Men's −86 kg 22 March
  Silver Ghana Field hockey Men's tournament 22 March
  Silver Kelvin Amuzu Taekwondo Men's over 17 22 March
  Silver Erica Tuagbor Taekwondo Women's over 17 22 March
  Bronze Abeiku Jackson Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly 12 March
  Bronze Sanaa Abdul-Somed Arm wrestling Men's left arm 55 kg 15 March
  Bronze Abdul Issahak Arm wrestling Men's left arm 60 kg 15 March
  Bronze Wisdom Abromekyi Arm wrestling Men's left arm 75 kg 15 March
  Bronze Issah Kunya Arm wrestling Men's left arm 90 kg 15 March
  Bronze Mabel Yeboah Arm wrestling Women's left arm 55 kg 15 March
  Bronze Eugenia Ntow Arm wrestling Women's left arm 60 kg 15 March
  Bronze Mary Quaye Arm wrestling Women's left arm 65 kg 15 March
  Bronze Sanaa Abdul-Somed Arm wrestling Men's right arm 55 kg 16 March
  Bronze Sumaila Ujeeb Arm wrestling Men's right arm 60 kg 16 March
  Bronze Godwin Sackey Arm wrestling Men's right arm 75 kg 16 March
  Bronze Phildaus Bukari Arm wrestling Women's right arm 60 kg 16 March
  Bronze Naa Korkor Ackah Arm wrestling Women's right arm 65 kg 16 March
  Bronze Perpetual Nunoo Arm wrestling Women's right arm 80 kg 16 March
  Bronze Mariam Kadri Arm wrestling Women's right arm +80 kg 16 March
  Bronze Halutie Hor
Mary Boakye
Janet Mensah
Doris Mensah
Benedicta Kwartemaa
Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay 20 March
  Bronze Amoako Hannah 3x3 basketball (Shoot Out Contest) Women's U23 22 March
  Bronze Theophilus Allotey Boxing Men's −51 kg 22 March
  Bronze Janet Acqua Boxing Women's −48 kg 22 March
  Bronze Gerald Sarfo Taekwondo Men's under 40 22 March
  Bronze Ghana Volleyball Men's tournament 23 March

Cricket

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Men's

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Group play
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Uganda 3 3 0 0 0 6 3.283 Advanced to the knockout stage
2   Kenya 3 2 1 0 0 4 1.049
3   University Sports South Africa 3 1 2 0 0 2 1.000
4   Ghana 3 0 3 0 0 0 −5.888
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
17 March 2024
13:50
Scorecard
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  Ghana
103/7 (20 overs)
George Van Heerden 107* (57)
Godfred Bakiweyem 1/46 (4 overs)
James Vifah 41 (25)
Jesse Prodehl 2/10 (4 overs)
University Sport South Africa won by 134 runs
Achimota Oval A, Accra
Umpires: Adil Kassam (Tan) and Patric Makumbi (Uga)
Player of the match: George Van Heerden (University Sports South Africa)
  • University Sports South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

18 March 2024
13:50
Scorecard
Uganda  
194/5 (20 overs)
v
  Ghana
73 (16 overs)
Simon Ssesazi 90 (50)
Obed Harvey 5/36 (4 overs)
Richmond Baaleri 27 (35)
Juma Miyagi 3/10 (3 overs)
Uganda won by 121 runs
Achimota Oval B, Accra
Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)
Player of the match: Simon Ssesazi (Uga)

20 March 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Ghana  
111 (18.3 overs)
v
  Kenya
115/3 (11.1 overs)
Obed Harvey 33 (33)
Rakep Patel 3/12 (4 overs)
Collins Obuya 68 (30)
Richmond Baaleri 3/55 (4 overs)
Kenya won by 7 wickets
Achimota Oval B, Accra
Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Adil Kassam (Tan)
Player of the match: Collins Obuya (Ken)
  • Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Aarnav Patel (Ken) made his T20I debut.

Field Hockey

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Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Rank
Ghana men's Men's tournament   Nigeria
W 1–0
  Kenya
W 3–0
  Egypt
L 0–1
2   Egypt
L 2–2
(3–1 s.o.)
2
Ghana women's Women's tournament   Kenya
W 4–1
  Nigeria
W 1–0
Bye 1   Nigeria
W 0–0
(4–3 s.o.)
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Men's

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Group play

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 3 3 0 0 9 6 +3 9 Final
2   Ghana (H) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3   Nigeria 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3 Third place match
4   Kenya 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
18 March 2024
10:00
Egypt   5–4   Nigeria
El-Ganaini   17'36'
Ragab   29'
Sayed   32'
Mamdouh   51'
Report Samaila   21'30'
Victor   32'49'
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Nortey Ebenezer (GHA)

18 March 2024
16:00
Kenya   1–3   Ghana
Wiswa   59' Report Fialor   38'
Addison   43'
Ntiamoah   45'
Umpires:
Mohamed Hassan (EGY)
Simon Awasa (NGR)

20 March 2024
16:00
Ghana   0–1   Egypt
Report El-Ganaini   41'
Umpires:
Simon Awasa (NGR)
Deepak Joshi (IND)


Women's

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Group play

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ghana (H) 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Final
2   Nigeria 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3   Kenya 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
17 March 2024
10:00
Kenya   1–4   Ghana
Onyango   56' Report Opoku   9'33'
Berko   19'
Narkuor   27'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU)
Charity Onosimuan (NGR)

18 March 2024
14:00
Nigeria   0–1   Ghana
Report Berko   19'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU)
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Final
22 March 2024
13:30
Ghana   0–0   Nigeria
Report
Penalties
Opoku  
Umaru  
Amoako  
Bamfo  
Owusuwaa  
Umaru  
Opoku  
Amoako  
4–3   Johnson
  Jerry
  Christopher
  Saturday
  Billo
  Christopher
  Johnson
  Jerry
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU)
Haroon Rashid (PAK)

References

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  1. ^ "Winnifred Ntumi ends Ghana's medal drought with gold". Ghana News Agency. 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  2. ^ "African Games Medal Count". results.accra2023ag.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ^ "African Games 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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