Magnus Naabe Rex Danquah
Magnus Naabe Rex Danquah, a land economist, a sport business consultant, an events architect, planner and manager, an author and a member of the Mfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA) 1972 Year Group has submitted his duly executed Nomination Forms for the 2023 Elections for the position of MOBA National Ebusuapanyin to the MOBA Secretariat.
Popularly called ‘Uncle Rex’, is the architect and manager of several landmark sport events in Ghana, including the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA) Zone II Football Championships organized and hosted in 1986 (Ghana); the 11th CAF African Youth Football Championships organized and hosted in 1999; the 13th CAF African Football Championships (CAN 2008 Ghana) organized and hosted in 2008; and the 11thAfHF Hockey Africa Cup for Nations (Ghana 2009) organized and hosted in 2009 at the Theodosia Okoh National Hockey Pitch.
Mr. Rex Danquah attended Mfantsipim School (1967-1974) and he was in the Pickard – Parker House as well as the Grounds Prefect (1973-1974) of the School.
He was the Editor of the Form 3B1 Class newspaper ‘The LIGHTING’ (1970-1971); the Class Football Team Manager (1971-1973); Member of Pen Pal Club (Founder / Secretary), Historical Society, Geographical Society and the UNSA-Mfantsipim; the Form 5B1 and Lower 6A Class Monitors; Member of the School Council & Prefects Council (1973-1974); Member of the Chapel Committee; and contributed articles to the ‘Kwabotwe Outlook’ as well as the School Magazine.
According to an official testimonial on his file, “Magnus was actively creative, contributing effectively to the social life of Mfantsipim, socially concerned for others and played a notable role in safe-guarding the property of the School whilst at School.”
He successfully pursued a BSc. Land Economy & Estate Management degree course at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST) and aborted a MSc. Land Economy degree course for a new life in sport business, including stadia management in 1979.
Mr. Rex Danquah was a host of the erstwhile ‘SPORTS DIGEST’ TV programme on GBC-TV in the eighties and edited a number of publications, including award winning ‘PUBLIC OPINION’ and ‘SPORTS COIN’ weeklies.
On the 3rd of October, 2015, the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) honoured him with a Citation and a Plaque at the 40th MTN / SWAG AWARDS NIGHT for his contributions to the development of Sports in Ghana over three decades, including his engineering Ghana’ssuccessful bid for the hosting and organization of the 13th African Games 2023 to be hosted in Accra.
For the past three decades, Mr. Rex Danquah, by dint of hard work has distinguished himself to the good cause of Mfantsipim School.
He was a member of the School Board of Governors (2013-2016); Chairman of the School Development Planning Committee (2013-2016); a member of the School Board Finance Sub-Committee (2013-2016); Chairman of the GES Committee setup to investigate the Headmaster of the School (2016); and a member of the School Reform Plan Committee.
Mr. Rex Danquah is a national and a continental sport business icon of great repute.
He is also an Author of several published articles as well as both published and unpublished books; a father of seven children – four male, three female; and nine grandchildren.
The vetting of nominations of all candidates for the 2023 MOBA Elections is slated for the MOBA Secretariat, Wesley House, Methodist Church Conference Room, Accra for 11th to 25th September this year, with the campaigning period fixed for 26th September to 25th October, 2023 for the conduct of elections on Thursday, 26th October this year.
The positions available on the MOBA National Executive Committee are the Ebusuapanyin / National President, the Vice President and eight Decade Representatives: 1973 – 1955 (one representative); 1974 – 1983 (two representatives); 1984 – 1993 (two representatives); 1994 – 2003 (two representatives; and 2004 – 2013 (one representative).