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Ghana at the
2023 African Games
Flag of Ghana
IOC codeGHA
NOCGhana Olympic Committee
in Accra, Ghana
8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) – 23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
19
Silver
29
Bronze
21
Total
69
African Games appearances

Ghana competed at the 2023 African Games held from 8 to 23 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.[1]

Medal table

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Medal[2] Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Winnifred Ntumi Weightlifting Women's 49 kg total 10 March
 Gold Godwin Sackey Arm wrestling Men's left arm 75 kg 15 March
 Gold Edward Asamoah Arm wrestling Men's left arm 90 kg 15 March
 Gold Blessed Abeka Arm wrestling Women's left arm 60 kg 15 March
 Gold Grace Minta Arm wrestling Women's left arm 80 kg 15 March
 Gold Edward Asamoah Arm wrestling Men's right arm 90 kg 16 March
 Gold Mabel Yeboah Arm wrestling Women's right arm 55 kg 16 March
 Gold Blessed Abeka Arm wrestling Women's right arm 60 kg 16 March
 Gold Grace Minta Arm wrestling Women's right arm 80 kg 16 March
 Gold Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah Athletics Women's high jump 19 March
 Gold Ghana Football Women's tournament 21 March
 Gold Joseph Amoah Athletics Men's 200 metres 22 March
 Gold Cadman Evans Yamoah Athletics Men's high jump 22 March
 Gold Mohammed Aryeetey Boxing Men's −48 kg 22 March
 Gold Mohammed Amadu Boxing Men's −54 kg 22 March
 Gold Joseph Commey Boxing Men's −60 kg 22 March
 Gold Samuel Takyi Boxing Men's −63.5 kg 22 March
 Gold Ghana Football Men's tournament 22 March
 Gold Ghana Field hockey Women's tournament 22 March
 Silver Abeiku Jackson Swimming Men's 50 metre butterfly 10 March
 Silver Winnifred Ntumi Weightlifting Women's 49 kg snatch 10 March
 Silver Winnifred Ntumi Weightlifting Women's 49 kg clean & jerk 10 March
 Silver Daniel Acquah Arm wrestling Men's left arm 55 kg 15 March
 Silver Henry Otoo Arm wrestling Men's left arm 60 kg 15 March
 Silver Isaac Amugi Arm wrestling Men's left arm 65 kg 15 March
 Silver Derrick Adu Kwakye Arm wrestling Men's left arm 100 kg 15 March
 Silver Racheal Lankai Arm wrestling Women's left arm 55 kg 15 March
 Silver Phildaus Bukari Arm wrestling Women's left arm 60 kg 15 March
 Silver Roselyn Lartey Arm wrestling Women's left arm 65 kg 15 March
 Silver Rashida Abass Arm wrestling Women's left arm 70 kg 15 March
 Silver Mariam Amuda Arm wrestling Women's left arm 80 kg 15 March
 Silver Mariam Kadri Arm wrestling Women's left arm +80 kg 15 March
 Silver Daniel Acquah Arm wrestling Men's right arm 55 kg 16 March
 Silver Henry Otoo Arm wrestling Men's right arm 60 kg 16 March
 Silver Isaac Amugi Arm wrestling Men's right arm 65 kg 16 March
 Silver Wisdom Abromekyi Arm wrestling Men's right arm 75 kg 16 March
 Silver Issah Kunya Arm wrestling Men's right arm 90 kg 16 March
 Silver Derrick Adu Kwakye Arm wrestling Men's right arm 100 kg 16 March
 Silver Racheal Lankai Arm wrestling Women's right arm 55 kg 16 March
 Silver Eugenia Ntow Arm wrestling Women's right arm 60 kg 16 March
 Silver Mary Quaye Arm wrestling Women's right arm 65 kg 16 March
 Silver Joseph Amoah
Edwin Gadayi
Solomon Kweku
Benjamin Azamati		 Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay 20 March
 Silver William Amponsah Athletics Men's half marathon 22 March
 Silver Fredrick Asante
Francis Dake
Henry Kpogo
Stephen Semey		 3x3 basketball Men's U23 22 March
 Silver Abubakar Kamoko Boxing Men's −86 kg 22 March
 Silver Ghana Field hockey Men's tournament 22 March
 Silver Kelvin Amuzu Taekwondo Men's over 17 22 March
 Silver Erica Tuagbor Taekwondo Women's over 17 22 March
 Bronze Abeiku Jackson Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly 12 March
 Bronze Sanaa Abdul-Somed Arm wrestling Men's left arm 55 kg 15 March
 Bronze Abdul Issahak Arm wrestling Men's left arm 60 kg 15 March
 Bronze Wisdom Abromekyi Arm wrestling Men's left arm 75 kg 15 March
 Bronze Issah Kunya Arm wrestling Men's left arm 90 kg 15 March
 Bronze Mabel Yeboah Arm wrestling Women's left arm 55 kg 15 March
 Bronze Eugenia Ntow Arm wrestling Women's left arm 60 kg 15 March
 Bronze Mary Quaye Arm wrestling Women's left arm 65 kg 15 March
 Bronze Sanaa Abdul-Somed Arm wrestling Men's right arm 55 kg 16 March
 Bronze Sumaila Ujeeb Arm wrestling Men's right arm 60 kg 16 March
 Bronze Godwin Sackey Arm wrestling Men's right arm 75 kg 16 March
 Bronze Phildaus Bukari Arm wrestling Women's right arm 60 kg 16 March
 Bronze Naa Korkor Ackah Arm wrestling Women's right arm 65 kg 16 March
 Bronze Perpetual Nunoo Arm wrestling Women's right arm 80 kg 16 March
 Bronze Mariam Kadri Arm wrestling Women's right arm +80 kg 16 March
 Bronze Halutie Hor
Mary Boakye
Janet Mensah
Doris Mensah
Benedicta Kwartemaa		 Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay 20 March
 Bronze Amoako Hannah 3x3 basketball (Shoot Out Contest) Women's U23 22 March
 Bronze Theophilus Allotey Boxing Men's −51 kg 22 March
 Bronze Janet Acqua Boxing Women's −48 kg 22 March
 Bronze Gerald Sarfo Taekwondo Men's under 40 22 March
 Bronze Ghana Volleyball Men's tournament 23 March

Cricket

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Main article: Cricket at the 2023 African Games

Men's

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Main article: Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament


Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Uganda 3 3 0 0 0 6 3.283 Advanced to the knockout stage
2  Kenya 3 2 1 0 0 4 1.049
3 University Sports South Africa 3 1 2 0 0 2 1.000
4  Ghana 3 0 3 0 0 0 −5.888
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
17 March 2024
13:50
Scorecard
v
 Ghana
103/7 (20 overs)
George Van Heerden 107* (57)
Godfred Bakiweyem 1/46 (4 overs)
James Vifah 41 (25)
Jesse Prodehl 2/10 (4 overs)
University Sport South Africa won by 134 runs
Achimota Oval A, Accra
Umpires: Adil Kassam (Tan) and Patric Makumbi (Uga)
Player of the match: George Van Heerden (University Sports South Africa)
  • University Sports South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
18 March 2024
13:50
Scorecard
Uganda 
194/5 (20 overs)
v
 Ghana
73 (16 overs)
Simon Ssesazi 90 (50)
Obed Harvey 5/36 (4 overs)
Richmond Baaleri 27 (35)
Juma Miyagi 3/10 (3 overs)
Uganda won by 121 runs
Achimota Oval B, Accra
Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)
Player of the match: Simon Ssesazi (Uga)
20 March 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Ghana 
111 (18.3 overs)
v
 Kenya
115/3 (11.1 overs)
Obed Harvey 33 (33)
Rakep Patel 3/12 (4 overs)
Collins Obuya 68 (30)
Richmond Baaleri 3/55 (4 overs)
Kenya won by 7 wickets
Achimota Oval B, Accra
Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Adil Kassam (Tan)
Player of the match: Collins Obuya (Ken)
  • Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Aarnav Patel (Ken) made his T20I debut.

Field Hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2023 African Games
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ghana men's Men's tournament  Nigeria
W 1–0 		 Kenya
W 3–0 		 Egypt
L 0–1 		2  Egypt
L 2–2
(3–1 s.o.) 		2
Ghana women's Women's tournament  Kenya
W 4–1 		 Nigeria
W 1–0 		Bye 1  Nigeria
W 0–0
(4–3 s.o.) 		1

Men's

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament
Group play

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 9 6 +3 9 Final
2  Ghana (H) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3 Third place match
4  Kenya 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
18 March 2024
10:00
Egypt  5–4  Nigeria
El-Ganaini field hockey ball 17', 36'
Ragab field hockey ball 29'
Sayed field hockey ball 32'
Mamdouh field hockey ball 51' 		Report Samaila field hockey ball 21', 30'
Victor field hockey ball 32', 49'
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Nortey Ebenezer (GHA)
18 March 2024
16:00
Kenya  1–3  Ghana
Wiswa field hockey ball 59' Report Fialor field hockey ball 38'
Addison field hockey ball 43'
Ntiamoah field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Mohamed Hassan (EGY)
Simon Awasa (NGR)
20 March 2024
16:00
Ghana  0–1  Egypt
Report El-Ganaini field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Simon Awasa (NGR)
Deepak Joshi (IND)


Women's

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament
Group play

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana (H) 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Final
2  Nigeria 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3  Kenya 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
17 March 2024
10:00
Kenya  1–4  Ghana
Onyango field hockey ball 56' Report Opoku field hockey ball 9', 33'
Berko field hockey ball 19'
Narkuor field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU)
Charity Onosimuan (NGR)
18 March 2024
14:00
Nigeria  0–1  Ghana
Report Berko field hockey ball 19'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU)
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Final
22 March 2024
13:30
Ghana  0–0  Nigeria
Report
Penalties
Opoku Penalty shoot-out scored
Umaru Penalty shoot-out scored
Amoako Penalty shoot-out scored
Bamfo Penalty shoot-out missed
Owusuwaa Penalty shoot-out missed
Umaru Penalty shoot-out missed
Opoku Penalty shoot-out missed
Amoako Penalty shoot-out scored 		4–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Johnson
Penalty shoot-out missed Jerry
Penalty shoot-out scored Christopher
Penalty shoot-out scored Saturday
Penalty shoot-out missed Billo
Penalty shoot-out missed Christopher
Penalty shoot-out missed Johnson
Penalty shoot-out missed Jerry
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU)
Haroon Rashid (PAK)

References

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  1. ^ "Winnifred Ntumi ends Ghana's medal drought with gold". Ghana News Agency. 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  2. ^ "African Games Medal Count". results.accra2023ag.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ^ "African Games 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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