Ghana at the 2019 African Games | |
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IOC code | GHA |
NOC | Ghana Olympic Committee |
in Rabat, Morocco 19 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 | |
Competitors | 91 [1] in 14 [1] sports |
Flag bearer | Derek Abrefa |
Medals Ranked 15th |
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African Games appearances | |
Ghana competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. [2] [3] Ghana competed in 14 sports. [1] Ghana's participation was made possible by financial support from the Ghanaian government. [4] In total, athletes representing Ghana won two gold medals, two silver medals and nine bronze medals and the country finished in 15th place in the medal table.
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Ghana competed in athletics. [3] [5] The following male athletes competed: Sean Safo-Antwi, Benjamin Azamati, Edwin Gadayi, Joseph Paul Amoah, Martin Owusu Antwi, Jeff Hammond and Abubakar Mohammed. [6] The following female athletes competed: Hor Halutie, Flings Owusu Agyapong, Gemima Acheampong, Persis William-Mensah, Regina Yeboah, Grace Obour, Deborah Acquah, Rose Yeboah and Abigail Kwarteng. [6]
Sean Safo-Antwi, Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku, Martin Owusu-Antwi and Joseph Amoah won the gold medal in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event.
Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah won the gold medal in the women's high jump event.
Deborah Acquah won the silver medal in the women's long jump event.
Grace Obour won the bronze medal in the women's 400 metres event.
Ghana competed in badminton with four male athletes: Ebenezer Andrews, Michael Baah, Emmanuel Botwe and Daniel Sam. [3] [7]
They competed in the men's singles event and in the men's doubles event.
Kelvin Katey Carboo and Samuel Tetteh Essilfie competed in beach volleyball in the men's tournament. [3] They finished in 8th place.
Ghana competed in boxing. [3] [8] In total, eight men and two women represented Ghana in boxing. [9]
Ghana competed in cycling. [3]
Ghana competed in fencing. [3] Abubakari Alhassan Samba, Bashiru Iddrisu, Eric Mallick and Isaac Teinor competed in several events in fencing.
Ghana's national under-20 football team competed in the men's tournament at the 2019 African Games. [3] Emmanuel Toku was the team captain. [10]
The team played in three matches in the group stage and did not advance to the semi-finals.
Five athletes competed in judo: Victor Ahiavor, Eleazer Dodoo, Lambert Fiazuku, Frank Terkpor and Bismark Yartey. [3] [11]
Edmund Asante Amoako, Dickson Acolatse, Patrick Amakye, Emmanuel Kobina Agyei and Felix Donkor competed in karate.
Three athletes represented Ghana in swimming: [3]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jason Arthur | 50 m backstroke | 27.46 | 9 | did not advance | |
100 m backstroke | 57.61 | 5 Q | 57.54 | 6 | |
200 m backstroke | 2:08.76 | 7 Q | 2:09.28 | 8 | |
Abeku Jackson | 50 m freestyle | 23.57 | 10 | did not advance | |
50 m butterfly | 24.62 | 6 Q | 24.50 | 7 | |
100 m butterfly | 55.20 | 9 | did not advance | ||
Niklas Yeboah | 50 m backstroke | 28.20 | 11 | did not advance | |
100 m backstroke | 1:02.59 | 12 | did not advance | ||
50 m butterfly | 25.41 | 13 | did not advance | ||
100 m butterfly | 57.36 | 15 | did not advance |
Ghana competed in table tennis. [3] [12] No medals were won.
Derek Abrefa was among the table tennis players to represent Ghana.
Five athletes competed in Taekwondo. [3]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
Kezia Gbedze | Women's –46 kg | — | ![]() L 11–37 | did not advance | ||||
Henrietta Amarh | Women's –49 kg | — | ![]() W 29–8 | ![]() L 24–14 | did not advance | |||
Benson Nii Adom Addo | Men's –58 kg | Bye | ![]() L 9–17 | did not advance | ||||
Selasi Damalie | Men's –63 kg | — | ![]() L 3–23 | did not advance | ||||
Julian Nii Aryee | Men's –68 kg | ![]() L 2–28 | did not advance |
Herman Abban, Isaac Teitei Nortey, Benjamin Palm, Johnson Acquah and coach Fred Egyir represented Ghana in tennis. [13]
Ghana competed in weightlifting. [3] [14] In total, athletes representing Ghana won one silver medal and seven bronze medals in weightlifting.
Winnifred Ntumi won all three bronze medals in the women's 45 kg events. [15]
David Akwei won the bronze medal in the men's 61 kg Clean & Jerk event. [16]
Christian Amoah won the bronze medals in the men's 89 kg events. Forrester Osei also won the silver medal in the men's 89 kg Clean & Jerk event. [17]
Ghana's most popular sport is football, followed by boxing, Athletics, Badminton and basketball.
Ghana competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having taken part in all but three editions since its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Ghana did not attend the 1976 Olympics because of the African boycott and did not attend the 1980 Olympics because of the United States boycott.
Morocco competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that Morocco hosted the competition. It was also the first time since the 1978 All-Africa Games that Morocco took part in the competition after being banned. In total, athletes representing Morocco won 31 gold medals, 32 silver medals and 46 bronze medals and the country finished in 5th place in the medal table.
Nigeria competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, 308 athletes represented Nigeria at the games. Athletes representing Nigeria won 46 gold medals, 33 silver medals and 48 bronze medals and the country finished 2nd in the medal table.
Kenya competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, 290 athletes were scheduled to represent Kenya at 12th edition of the African Games. This later dropped to 259 athletes. Athletes representing Kenya won 11 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 10 bronze medals and the country finished 7th in the medal table.
Ivory Coast competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Ivory Coast won five gold medals, five silver medals and eight bronze medals and the country finished in 12th place in the medal table.
Mali competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Mali won two silver medals and two bronze medals and the country finished in 29th place in the medal table, shared with Libya.
Senegal competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Senegal won one gold medal, five silver medals and 16 bronze medals and the country finished in 22nd place in the medal table.
Angola competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, two gold medals, two silver medals and four bronze medals were won and the country finished in 16th place in the medal table, shared with Namibia.
Cape Verde competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing the country won one bronze medal and the country finished last in the medal table, in 41st place, shared with Central African Republic.
Mauritius competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing the country won six gold medals, six silver medals and twelve bronze medals and the country finished 8th in the medal table.
Togo competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, two bronze medals were won, both in fencing, and the country finished 38th in the medal table, shared with Benin and Guinea.
Mauritania competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.
Democratic Republic of the Congo took part in the 2019 African Games held from 19 August to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco, with a total of 164 athletes competing in 17 sports, and won 12 medals. The country finished in 27th place in the medal table.
Libya competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Libya won two silver medals and two bronze medals and the country finished in 29th place in the medal table, shared with Mali.
Ethiopia competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Ethiopia won six gold medals, five silver medals and 12 bronze medals and the country finished 9th in the medal table.
Joseph Paul Amoah is a Ghanaian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres and the 200 metres. He competed at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay, and at the 2019 African Games, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. He was also a 100 metres finalist at the 2019 African Games, finishing fourth.
Winnifred Ntumi is a Ghanaian weightlifter, competing in the 45 kg category and representing Ghana at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2018 Africa Youth Championship, 2019 Africa Weightlifting Championship in Egypt and the 2019 Africa Games in Morocco.
Deborah Acquah is a Ghanaian Long jumper. She has competed at world championships, most recently at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco. She is the current holder of Ghana's indoor long and triple jump records.
Martin Owusu-Antwi is a Ghanaian sprinter specializing in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He gained his first international experience in the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju and also in the Ghana 4 x 100 meters relay. He also took part in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast running in the 200 meter race. He then went on to participate for the first time in the African Games in Rabat where he reached the semifinals and won his first Gold medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay.