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Paris 2024: All 12 Ghanaian Boxers Kicked Out Of Qualifying Tournament In Dakar
28 Sep

Paris 2024: All 12 Ghanaian Boxers Kicked Out Of Qualifying Tournament In Dakar

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The Twelve boxers representing Ghana at the African qualifying tournament for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have all been kicked out. The Black Bombers’ hopes were on Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey to save the face of the team after he managed to reach the semifinal. Allotey got past Ugandan, Fathia Shafik Mawanda in the quarterfinal round of the men’s flyweight division. Allotey came up against Ala Eddine Zidi of Tunisia in the semifinal on Thursday but also failed to progress to the final. He needed to progress and win his division to qualify for the Olympic Games. Allotey’s defeat follows…
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Paris 2024: All 12 Ghanaian Boxers Kicked Out Of Qualifying Tournament In Dakar
15 Sep

Paris 2024: All 12 Ghanaian Boxers Kicked Out Of Qualifying Tournament In Dakar

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The Twelve boxers representing Ghana at the African qualifying tournament for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have all been kicked out. The Black Bombers’ hopes were on Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey to save the face of the team after he managed to reach the semifinal. Allotey got past Ugandan, Fathia Shafik Mawanda in the quarterfinal round of the men’s flyweight division. Allotey came up against Ala Eddine Zidi of Tunisia in the semifinal on Thursday but also failed to progress to the final. He needed to progress and win his division to qualify for the Olympic Games. Allotey’s defeat follows…
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2023 African Boxing Championships: Black Bombers Could Miss Out On Competition
08 Jun

2023 African Boxing Championships: Black Bombers Could Miss Out On Competition

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Ghana’s amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers look set to miss out on this year’s African Boxing Championships. Cameroun are scheduled to host the competition from June 13-25, 2023. The Ghana Boxing Federation informed JoySports the Ministry of Sports agreed to fund the $70,000 bill for the Championships. But with only five days left to the tournament, the ministry has had a change of heart. “We are supposed to leave on June 10. The minister assured us, but when we followed up, he said the ministry’s priority now, is to fund qualification to major tournaments,” the GBF’s communications director told…
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No Automatic Spot For Samuel Takyi In Black Bombers – Coach Ofori Asare
06 Apr

No Automatic Spot For Samuel Takyi In Black Bombers – Coach Ofori Asare

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Head coach of Ghana's national amateur boxing team, Kwasi Ofori Asare has made it clear that neither Samuel Takyi nor any boxer will be given an automatic spot in the team for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Coach Ofori Asare disclosed that any boxer wishing to compete in the Games must secure their spot on the team through the National Individual Championships. He stressed that all fighters would be given equal opportunities to earn their slots. “You cannot say that you are just going to allow a particular boxer to get a slot in the team without offering all…
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