Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon Mustapha Ussif (MP), on Sunday July 25, 2021 arrived in Tokyo to offer support for Team Ghana at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games currently ongoing in Japan.
The Minister, upon arrival in the capital was met at Narita Airport by the Director General of National Sports Authority, Prof Peter Twumasi, Ministry of Youth & Sports Deputy Human Resource Director, Ms Francisca Atuluk, and officials from the Ghana Embassy in Japan led by Mr Aikins Abrokwah who represented H.E. Ambassador Frank Okyere.
The Minister was also accompanied by the President of Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Mr Ben Nunoo.
Hon Mustapha Ussif is expected to attend the first bout ofGhanaian Flyweight boxer, Sulemanu Tetteh in the early hours of Monday July 26, 2021.
He will later meet the entire Ghanaian contingent who had been in Tokyo for the past three weeks preparing adequately for the global sporting event.
Below are the schedules for all Ghanaian athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games;
Monday, 26th July 2021
3am: Sulemanu Tetteh- Boxing (Flyweight, 48-52kg)
Wednesday, 28th July 2021
4am: Samuel Takyi-Boxing (Featherweight, 52-57kg)
11:05am: Shakul Samed-Boxing (Light Heavyweight, 75-81kg)
3am: Kwadwo Anani-Judo, 90kg
Thursday, 29th July 2021
10:40am: Abeiku Jaackson-Swimming (100m Butterfly)
Friday, 30th July 2021
10am: Nadia Eke-Triple Jump
10:15am: Unilez Takyi-Swimming (50m Freestyle)
Saturday, 31st July 2021
2:50am: Christian Amoah-Weightlifiting
10:45am: Benjamin Azamati-Sprint (100m, Preliminary Round)
Tuesday, 3rd August 2021
2am: Joseph Paul Amoah-Sprint, 200m
Thursday, 5th August 2021
2:30am, Joseph Paul Amoah, Benjamin Azamati, Sean Sarfo Antwi &Joseph Oduro-Men’s 4x100m.
By: Stephen Afful/ NSA