.All eyes will be in Birmingham in July this year for the much anticipated Commonwealth Games.
With barely three months to the commencement of the competition in England’s West Midlands, Ghana has intensified preparations in order to make history when the competition comes to an end in August.
The West African country is eager to accumulate medals in the competition and the Youth and Sports Ministry, led by Mustapha Ussif, have commenced vigorous preparations towards that dream.
The Ministry have been able to secure Luton’s Inspire Sports Village as the training camp for team Ghana to prepare for the competition.
This comes after a delegation from Ghana which included the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Evans Opoku Bobbie and the President of The African Paralympic Committee (APC), Mr Samson Deen arrived in Luton, UK as part of the Country’s preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games scheduled in Birmingham in July.
The team led by the Deputy Minister, among other things, used the trip to secure Team Ghana’s Pre-Games Training Camp ahead of the competition.
The delegation met with the Deputy Mayor of Luton, Councilor Ghulam Javel who showed the Ghanaians around the facility and assured the team of their readiness to welcome our Athletes and Officials to UK for the Games.
The team also met with Ghana’s Ambassador to the UK, Papa Owusu Ankomah who pledged to coordinate affairs between Ghana and the UK to ensure the smooth arrival and participation of the Ghanaian contingent.
He said, “We will do everything possible to ensure that the Ghanaian contingent have a great experience in Birmingham.”
He was optimistic that Government would also put in measures to support the Athletes to make the Nation proud.
Other dignitaries that met the Ghana team were High Sheriff of Bedfordashire, Eric Masih, former Councilor of Luton Maria Lovell and a team from Inspire Sports Village including their Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Helen Barnett and Deputy Mathew Hudson.
Other members of Ghana’s delegation included Chief Director of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) Alhaji Hafiz Adam and APC’s Communications Director Patrick Osei Agyeman.
Ghana will be hoping to make a huge statement at the Commonwealth Games with the likes of Long Jumper Deborah Acquah, 100m sensation Benjamin Azamati and weightlifters Forrester Christopher Osei and Sandra Ntumi who have already qualified for their individual events.
The competition is scheduled for July 28 to August 8.