Johnson Acquah and Sisu-Makana Tomega won the men and women singles titles at the just ended Charles Masters Singles Champions at the Atomic Tennis Club. Here is a look at their title runs:- Johnson Acquah The Men’s Singles Final was full of unexpected twists and turns, including the lead-up to the eventual final match between Johnson Acquah and Lameck Bagerbaseh. Johnson comfortably controlled both sets with a greater range of shots, as Lameck Bagerbaseh struggled to exert himself. Johnson had won four of the pair’s previous meetings, again showing dominance at the start of the second set after winning the…
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Tarkwa based Lisel Ampah fulfilled her potential by landing her first professional title with a win over Lawrencia Aghoghorbia in the 2023 Mansa Gold Professional Ladies Tournament. Lisel, 12, clinched a 6-3, 6-3 victory at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club. “I feel like I’m in shock at the moment,” Lisel said. ‘’I never knew I would have my hands on the ultimate trophy, my target was the quarterfinals, but after winning my quarterfinals game, I felt with a little push I could win the ultimate trophy and I did. I stayed focused and the strategy my coach taught me helped…
The trajectory of some people’s lives often appear like scripts written before their existence. One of such stories is that of Mohammed Okandeji. At first glance, the brevity of this young man’s stature will definitely make you doubt his age but if you engage him in a conversation, you’ll know exactly why he appears tough on the court, always. For someone who took to tennis at a very advanced age, this young man is doing very well for himself, and those who have watched him play can confirm that he does not play like one who started hitting balls for…
Agona Kwanyako is a small town in Agona East District of the Central Region of Ghana is where table tennis has given life to the youths. As part of supporting African communities through sport for development model, Project Africa casted their light to the Backhanders Table Tennis Club at Agona Kwanyako. The delegation was led by Fynn, Nick, Felix and Fritz visited the community to know how they feel, motivate them and provide support. The project donated equipment on behalf of Coach Stefan Meder and Eimsbütteler TV Table Tennis Club due to the relationship with Godwin Nyarko Aseku who doubles…
Ghanaian Table Tennis Player, Felix Lartey aka ‘Spider’ who was recently awarded with a sponsorship package from Stanbic Bank says his target is the ultimate gold medal at the upcoming 13th African Games to be hosted in Accra. He acknowledged it would not be easy as Table Table in Africa is very competitive with top players from South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria also gunning for the gold. The current top seed in Ghana in the absence of Derek Abrefa who is campaigning in the UK, said the Stanbic Bank support has inspired him and hopes to realize his dream as…
Accra 16/11/2023 Mr. Holger Losch, an ITF Wheelchair Tennis Consultant arrived in the country for 2023 ITF Development Visit. The visit forms part of ITF/GTF collaborative efforts to develop and strengthen wheelchair tennis in Ghana. Receiving him, Ghana Tennis Federation’s Wheelchair Tennis Coordinator Mr. Henry Larbi was thankful for his safe arrival and expressed optimism that programs lined up will be great. The 2023 ITF Development Visit under the theme “To develop a strategic development plan 2024-2028 for the development of wheel chair tennis in Ghana” encompasses junior wheelchair tennis clinics at Mephibosheth Training Centre, Apam Junction and Frank Ofori…
Registration has opened for next year’s annual Sidney Katz Junior Open championship. In a statement issued by the executive director, Eric Kyei said, registration is opened and will end on December 20th, 2023. It would be followed by the draws for the event which will be held on Saturday, December 30th, 2023. The championship will be held at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club, and is scheduled from January 1st to 6th, 2024, with a tennis clinic on the last day before the grand finals. The competition will feature boys and girls 10s, 12s, 14s and 16s to further consolidate the…
Bernice Borquaye of Ghana Navy and Augustina Baidoo of Ghana Army were among 32 female sports personalities who were recognized and honoured at the 2023 Women In Sports Association WISA Awards which came off on Saturday at the Media Center of the Accra Sports Stadium. The two stars are members of the female squad of the Black Loopers, the national team who won silver at the recent West African Championship. They were also in Tunisia for the 2024 Olympic Qualifiers which was a very tough competition. Bernice Borquaye said the award will motivate her to play better. “This year has…
Ghana’s Abubakari Yakubu-Lea completed a magical week with a victory over Tennis Foundation Ghana Open’s ITF J30 Accra Week 1 champion Ivory Coast’s Francky Martial Hoimian in the boys’ singles final at the National Tennis Center, Accra. The Atomic Tennis Club star Yakubu had already beaten Francky at their previous meeting in Togo. Yakubu beat the Ivorian 4-6, 6-4, and 7-6(5). It is his second ITF J30 title after winning the first title last year in April. “This ITF tournament is special for me because I wanted to get more points to get into the grand slam juniors next year’.…