The International Games and Competition Committee (IGCC) has on Thursday 27th June 2019 held its maiden press conference at the Accra Sports Stadium, aimed at giving the general public an insight about its activities heading into the upcoming African games scheduled for Rabat, Morocco.
Chairman for the IGCC, Professor Peter Twumasi, Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), noted that the IGCC mandated with the responsibility for all preparations toward the African Games in August 16 to September 1, 2019 has had a lot of fruitful deliberations and was appropriate they made them known to the various stakeholders.
According to Professor Twumasi, the IGCC is to determine the sporting disciplines that will represent Ghana in the upcoming games.
“The committee is responsible for determining the requisite sporting discipline that will partake in the games and also allocate actual numbers for each sport, taking into consideration international federations and games requirements.
“We have also been tasked to decide with the appropriate federations, associations or institutions on sports equipment, kitting and general costume for all contingents” he added.
Dr Owusu Ansah, an ardent sports administrator and a member of the IGCC, who gave a brief history about the then All African Games said the committee will also see to the budgeting, welfare as well as travel arrangements for the games.
He said they are also to handle all assignments from the sports ministry and the national sports authority, where they have decided that about nineteen (19) sporting disciplines had been pencilled down as potential medal winners.
According to him disciplines comprising of boxing, cycling, football, swimming, beach volley, tennis, judo have been seen as potential disciplines to win us laurels and Ghana is ready to sponsor such disciplines to bring honour to Ghana.
He noted that the committee has already met over 8 eight times all in deliberation and preparation for the competition, where they have commissioned six sub-committees to help with its activities.
By Tracy Akosua Adjei