By Francis Ofori
Accra, Sept 19, GNA – The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and Commonwealth Sports – Ghana, has inaugurated 10 committees to spearhead sports development, Olympic and Commonwealth Sport Movement in Ghana.
The committees made up of carefully selected individuals have a primary goal of promoting sports development especially in schools and at the grassroots level while empowering women and female athletes’ participation in sports.
The committees include Legal, Marketing, Fundraising and Sponsorship, Olympic Education, Culture and School Sports, Games and Technical, and National Federations Relations.
The rest are Medical and Anti-Doping, Events and Programmes, Finance, Women in Sports, and Government Relations and Stakeholders Committee.
At a brief ceremony to swear-in the members of the committee, Mr Mawuko Afadzinu, Vice President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), thanked the members for responding to the call to serve and urged them to be dedicated and remain focused in promoting the GOCs interest.
He acknowledged the demanding nature of the task ahead, and expressed confidence that the members appointed would demonstrate true leadership, resilience and collaboration throughout their tenure.
“So, I charge you today, Be bold. Challenge every outdated assumption. Ask “why not?” when you are told “this is how it’s done.
“Be accountable. Not just to the GOC Executive Board, but to the young girl in Wa running barefoot who dreams of Olympic gold. Her dream is your KPI. Be collaborative. Tear down the walls between your committees. Your shared enemy is mediocrity, not each other.
“Be relentless. You will face bureaucracy. You will face cynicism. You will face budget constraints. See them not as obstacles, but as opponents to be defeated on the way to the podium,” he noted.
Mr Afadzinu who doubles as the President of the Ghana Table Tennis Federation congratulated the members and added that “You are now at the forefront of shaping the future of the Olympic Movement and sports in Ghana.”
Mr Kobby Woyome, Chairman for Government Relations sub-committee,, speaking on behalf of the general membership, indicated that they’re happy to be associated and working with the Olympic Committee and that they will use their experience and network to influence sports development in Ghana.
Full list of Committee Members
Legal Committee
Mohammed Sahnoon
Jerry Ahmed Shaib
Eva Okyere
Juliana Addo Yobo
Prosper Harrison Addo
Marketing, Fundraising and Sponsorship Committee
Mawuko Afadzinu
Dr. Ben Asante
Adelaide Abbiw
Nathaniel Johnson
Ken Ashigbey
Mawuli Ocloo
Cynthia Ofori
Olympic Education, Culture and School Sports Committee
Bawah Fuseini
Dr. Austin Luguterah
Michael Ntow Ayeh
Rafatu Inusah
George Lamptey
Cathrine Tukpe
Games and Technical Committee
Frederick Lartey Otu
Vivian Dougblor
Richmond Quarcoo
Prof. Sarpong
Iddrisu Gamel Ayambire
Shaban Mohammed
National Federations Relations Committee
George Owusu Ansah
Delphina Quaye
George Tettey
Philip Ameku
Rafiq Mohammed Arthur
Government Relations and Stakeholders Committee
Mr Wisdom Kobina Woyome
Bernard Mornah
Aurora Commodore-Toppar
Richmond Quarcoo
Ali Shaib Tanko
Women in Sports Commission
Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie
Mrs. Joyce Mahama
Madam Elizabeth King
Helena Williams
Christiana Ashley
Delphina Quaye
Rafatu Inusah
Phillipina Frimpong
Rita Odei Asare
Cathrine Tukpe
Ayishatu Farida Iddriss
Finance Committee
Mawuko Afadzinu
Evans Yeboah
Edward Nii Lante Bannerman
Ato Van-Ess
Julie Asante
Rodney Oddoye
Robert Yeboah Amponsah
Events and Programmes Committee
Kamal Sulley
Samuel Ayer
Isaac Abe Duah
Rita Odei Asare
Yaw Boakye Yiadom
Medical and Anti-doping Committee
Dr. Julia Derban
Dr. Akwesi Adomako
Prof. Jonathan Quartey
Paapa Kwesi Ampiah
Prince Azanu
Justine Sitsofe Dzadzetor
Dr. Beatrice Dwumfour Williams
Prince Addo
Dr. Abena Yeboaa Tannor
GNA
Edited by Kenneth Odeng Adade