BLACK LOOPERS READY FOR AFRICAN GAMES 2023 – FINAL LIST OF PLAYERS RELEASED
The Technical Team of the Ghana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has released its final list of players for the much anticipated African Games 2023 to be hosted by Ghana. After a rigid selection and camping process, the team has been trimmed down to ten (10) players, five (5) males and five (5) females. Making the cut for the male team at a tender age of eleven (11) years is Israel Aklie, 2022 Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) award winner for the most exciting table tennis player. Israel Aklie becomes the youngest member of the Ghanaian contingent for the African Games.
The left-handed cadet player has proven that when given the opportunity, he will hoist high the flag of Ghana. The male team is complemented by Bernard Joe Sam, Emmanuel Commey, Samuel Akayade and Ernest Mawutor Quarcoo. The female team is led by the evergreen Cynthia Kwabi, flanked by Celia Baah-Danso, Eva Adom-Amankwaa, Bernice Borley Borquaye and new kid on the block Juanita Borteye, 2023 SWAG female prospect of the year. James Marfo will be a reserve player for the male team. The team will be coached by Anthony Owusu-Ansah and Ebenezer Tetteh Annang-Whyte.
According to the Technical Director of the Ghana Table Tennis Association, Charles Tachie-Menson, the team is well prepared for the competition and they are confident of a good performance. The table tennis matches commence on Monday 4th March, 2024 at the Accra International Conference Centre. Balloting precedes the competition on Sunday 3rd March 2024 at 4pm at the La Palm Beach Hotel Africa’s powerhouses Egypt and Nigeria, and a host of other nations will be participating. This is the first time Ghana will be hosting the African Games since it was first held in Congo-Brazzaville in 1965.
