UG Sports News

The University of Ghana Sports Directorate has organised an interaction with student-athletes. Students and staff of the Sports Directorate attended the meeting. The goal of the session was to provide a platform for students to engage the Management of the  Sports Directorate on issues concerning sports at the University of Ghana.

The University of Ghana Athletics Team made a big impression at the National Open Championship organized by the Ghana Athletics at the Cape Coast Stadium. The meet was the third circuit games organized by Ghana Athletics in 2023. It saw athletes from all over the country participating. Team UG won laurels in Javelin (Women), 1500m (Men) and Long jump (Men).

Three (3) University of Ghana (UG) athletes have qualified for the International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games to be held in Chengdu, China, from the 28^th of July – 8^th August. A UG contingent of ten (10) participated in the Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) trials held at the Paa Joe Stadium, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

Barely five months after winning the Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Athletics and losing five of its top athletes to universities in the United States of America, the University of Ghana Athletics Team (Track and Field) has once again exhibited an exhilarating performance at the just ended Ghana Athletics First National Circuit at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. The meet in Kumasi marked the first Ghana Athletics (GA) circuit games for the year.

The University of Ghana Male Cross-Country Team won the just ended 26th Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA) Cross-Country Competition. The Competition which was hosted by the University of Ghana (UG) came off on Saturday, 1^st April, 2023.  The Team thus successfully defended the same trophy they won last year during the 25^th GUSA Cross Country hosted by the University of Health and Allied Sciences at Ho.

The UG@75 Inter-Hall Cross-Country Competition ended on Saturday 11^th March, 2023 with Akuafo and Legon Halls crowned champions of the female and male categories respectively. Akuafo Hall finished with a total of 39 points, while Legon Hall had a total of 41 points.

The University of Ghana Sports Directorate has received equipment for playing Pickleball from Apostle Dr. Kwabena Dautey Akufo during the opening ceremony of the UG@75 Sporting Activities. The items are 5 sets of pickleball net and stand, 17 paddles, 1 ball catcher and basket and 80 plastic balls. Apostle Dr. Akufo stated that he was motivated by the love he has for Pickleball and was touched to promote it in his native country Ghana.

The University of Ghana Athletics (Middle and Long Distance) Coach William Awunime Akuka, and two student athletes, Naomi Addo and Afful Basit, have been selected to join the Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Cross-Country Team for the 2023 edition of the National Cross-Country Competition at Savelugu in the Northern Region from 23^rd to 26^th February, 2023.

The University of Ghana (UG) as part of activities commemorating its 75^th anniversary to celebrate its achievements and contributions to national development, has integrated sports as part of the events for the celebration. The Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Student Affairs), Professor Gordon A. Awandare, who launched the sporting activities commended the Sports Directorate for putting together strategies and programmes to promote the development of student athletes.

University of Ghana’s Caleb Aryettey and Abubakari Yakubu Lea have been invited by the Ghana Tennis Federation (GTF) to represent Ghana at the International Tennis Federation/Confederation of African Tennis Closed Junior 18 & Under Championships – J200 scheduled to come from 6^th to 11^th February, 2023 in Cairo, Egypt.