African Games
AFRICAN GAMES: FOR NIGERIA, IT’S LIFTING OF MEDALS AT WEIGHTLIFTING EVENTS
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, RABAT.
It was seven gold, seven silver and four bronze medals and still counting for Nigeria as the Weightlifting event of the African Games got to full swing on Monday.
Following King Kalu’s one gold and a silver medal on Sunday in the
Men’s 55kg, all eyes turned to the venue of weightlifting where Emmanuel Appah was the star performer.
So thrilling and soul-lifting was his performance that the Nigeria Chef de Mission, Yakmut Alhassan sat throughout instead of his initial plans of going round the venues.
He was there with the Weightlifting Federation president, Yahaya Mohammed. They were later joined by other Nigerian officials including Hawa-Kulu Akinyemi, the Director, Planning, Monitoring and Information at the Nigerian Sports Ministry as the information of exploits seeped into the Nigerian camp.
They were not disappointed. At the end of the day, Appah whose look belied the talents encapsulated in him had won three gold medals!
His exploits were in the Men’s 61kg category. He followed
up by also winning gold in Snatch and also in the Clean and Jerk.
“It’s a dream come true”, he told www.sportsvillagesquere.com after his exploits. “I congratulate my fellow competitors who put up stiff challenge…I also thank my officials for their support”, Appah said.
He was not alone. Chika Amalaha also won gold in Women’s 55kg Snatch while Adenike Olarioye was another star-performer. Competing in the 55kg Women’s category, she won two gold medals, which included that of Clean and Jerk.
Also, Stella Peter won three silver medals in -45kg while Nkem Nwaokolo also won three bronze medals in 49kg women
Dr. Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah, who superintended the 13th African Games held in Accra Ghana in February has died.
He was the Chief Operating Officer of the Accra 2023 Local Organising Committee (LOC).
According to sources in Ghana, Dr. Owusu-Ansah was a sports administrator and coach, and thus left behind, a significant legacy in the world of sports.
Dr Owusu-Ansah, a former Chief Executive of the National Sports Authority (NSA), was widely regarded as an encyclopaedia of sports knowledge.
Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Owusu-Ansah, a former national chief athletics coach, authored the best-selling book “Principles of Abundant Living.”
He played a pivotal role in establishing the Department of Sports Studies at the College of Education at the University of Ghana. Additionally, he served as the Director of the Sports Directorate at the University of Ghana, Legon.
The Africa Students Football Union (ASFU) has expressed condolences over the passing of a patron of the union, Dr Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah, who served as the COO of the just concluded 13th Africa Games held in Ghana.
Dr. Owusu-Ansah’s death was announced on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
According to a release by the executive secretary of the union, Femi Abioye, Owusu-Ansah until his death contributed immensely to sports development on the continent and the world at large.
He left an indelible impact on the lives of students-athletes coupled with sports administration across Africa countries.
The ASFU’s President, Prof. Oluwaseun Omotayo, who was shocked at the news of the demise of Dr. Owusu-Ansah described the deceased as a pillar, saying his departure has left a great vacuum in sports management.
He relished the deceased contribution and unwavering dedication to ASFU, saying the Union would miss the deceased.
“We will miss Dr. Owusu-Ansah, whose contribution to sports, knew no bounds. He was always ready to serve. He helped build the Union and was pivotal to the Union programmes. We will surely miss him,” he said.
He extended the Union condolences to all those affected by this loss, praying God grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.
African Games
A milestone as Egypt becomes the first country to get 100 gold medals in African Games
As the curtain is drawn on the 13th African Games in Egypt, the traditional overall winners, have this time hit a milestone.
They have become the first to hit a 100 gold medal mark in the 59 year history of the games.
As at Saturday morning, they have amassed 101 gold medals, 54 more than that of the second placed Nigeria
The biggest star of the Egyptian team is swimmer Marwan Elkamash, who won five gold medals in the men’s 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m and 4x200m relays, all in freestyle.
But medal haul is still short that that of his compatriot, Faten Afifi who fished out seven gold medals from the pool.
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