Ghana’s senior swimming team at the tournament
Team Ghana wrapped up their impressive campaign at the 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone 2 Championships with a total of 69 medals as the three-day competition concluded at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.
The host nation’s Junior Team, comprising 12 swimmers, finished first overall with 43 medals, with Senegal finishing second while Nigeria took the third spot.
In the individual junior awards, Benin’s Lonnah Eliane Douillet was named Best Female Swimmer, winning seven medals-including six gold medals.
Ghana’s Lea El Haj finished second with five medals (three gold), while compatriot Jada Yankey claimed third place with 11 medals, including two golds.
On the male side, Nigeria’s Aidan Dumuje-Abilli earned the Best Male Junior Swimmer title after collecting eight medals (six gold). He was followed by Senegal’s Nael Lamine Vision, who won seven medals (four gold), and Ghana’s Kal-El Ntiamoah, who secured five medals, including two gold.
Ghana’s junior contingent included: Tamba Akin Boamah, Yamin Amankwah Boamah, Michael Crabbe-Mann, Kal-El Ntiamoah, Andre Nimoh, Johnson Gyarko, Kwasi Frimpong, Oduma Aba Agyei, Jada Yankey, Mercedes Abdallah, Yemen Bozuma Cornie, and Lea El Haj.
In the senior category, Ghana dominated, finishing as the best team with 26 medals — 13 gold, 7 silver, and 6 bronze. Senegal followed closely with 36 medals (12 gold), while Benin placed third with 8 medals.
Senegal’s Oumy Diop was crowned Best Female Swimmer, winning 11 medals, nine of them gold.
Ghana’s Joselle Mensah finished second with five medals (three gold), while Noelie Lacour from Gabon placed third after collecting 11 medals, including one gold.
The strong performances from both Ghana’s junior and senior teams underscored the country’s growing presence in African aquatics, as the Borteyman Sports Complex once again proved to be a world-class venue for regional competition.
BY Wletsu Ransford