Sprite Ball Championship

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The Sprite Ball Championship is an annual inter-high schools basketball tournament in Ghana. Its objective is to unearth talents and develop existing ones amongst the high schools in Ghana. [1] [2] It is organized by the RiteSport, a sports management group in Ghana. [3]

Contents

History

The Sprite Ball Championship began on 2 January 1998 at the Aviation Social Center, Accra. It commenced with over thirty Senior High Schools participating in the competition. [4] Since its inception, it has been played in eight regions namely, Greater Accra . Ashanti, Western, Eastern, Brong Ahafo, Northern, Central and Volta regions. It has engaged over 300 Senior High Schools with an annual attendance of between 5,000-10,000 spectators. [5]

Seasons

2 January 2007

2 January 2008

21 December 2008

21--22 December 2009

22-23 December 2010

2011-2012 (Sprite Ball @ 5)

2012/2013

2014

2015

2016

2016/2017 (Sprite Ball @ 400)

Boys Winners

SEASONWINNERFIRST RUNNER-UPSECOND RUNNER-UP
2007 [6] Achimota School St Augustine's College Oda Senior High School
2008 Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School Achimota School SOS International Tema
2009Armed Forces Secondary Technical SchoolKoforidua Secondary Technical School Opoku Ware School
2010 Mfantsipim School Prempeh College Koforidua Secondary Technical School
2011-2012 Mfantsipim School Keta Senior HighKoforidua Secondary Technical School
2012/2013 Mfantsipim School Koforidua Secondary Technical School Ghana Secondary Technical School
2014Keta Senior High School Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School Opoku Ware School
2015 Mfantsipim School Keta Senior High Opoku Ware School
2016 St Augustine's College Mfantsipim School Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary
2016/2017 Opoku Ware School [7] Mfantsipim School [8] St. John's School, Sekondi
2018 Presbyterian Senior High School, Osu Mfantsipim School Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary
2019 Mfantsipim School West Africa Senior High School Opoku Ware School

There was no winner for the 2020 edition as the winning school Keta Business College, fielded unqualified players. This resulted in them being stripped of the title after investigations exposed the irregularity. [9] They were also banned indefinitely from the competition. [10]

Girls Winners

SEASONWINNERFIRST RUNNER-UPSECOND RUNNER-UP
2007 St Mary's Senior High School
2008 Wesley Girls SeniorHigh School
2009Sacred Heart Senior High School Wesley Girls High School Insaaniya
2010Sacred Heart Senior High SchoolAggrey Memorial Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School
2011-2012 Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School Tema Senior HighSacred Heart Senior High
2012-2013Aggrey Memorial St Mary's Senior High School Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School
2014TI AmassAggrey MemorialMfantseman Girls
2015TI AmassAggrey MemorialMfantseman Girls
2016Aggrey MemorialAccra Wesley GirlsTI Amass
2016/2017 Wesley Girls Senior High School Kumasi Girls Senior High SchoolAggrey Memorial
2018 Kumasi Girls Senior High School Accra Wesley GirlsAhantaman Girls Senior High School
2020 Shama Senior High School St. Louis Senior High SchoolKumasi Girls Senior High School

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