Thursday, 26 August 2010

PRESS RELEASE

Ghana’s Amateur Boxing Team Leaves For Training Tour In Australia

An 18-man Amateur Boxing Contingent comprising 6 Officials and 12 Boxers leaves Accra today, Thursday, 26th August for a joint training exercise with their Australian counterparts on the invitation of the Western Australia Amateur Boxing Federation.
The team is being sponsored by Mr. Dave Harper, the Chief Executive Officer of Geodrill Ghana Limited and Chairman of the sponsorship committee of the Ghana Amateur Boxing Federation as well as other Australian Mining companies in Ghana.
The joint training exercise initiated by the President of GABF, Mr. Ray Quarcoo, forms part of the Federation’s preparations towards the 2010 India Commonwealth Games.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Ghana’s contingent is scheduled to depart Australia on Monday, 6th September, 2010 after the training tour and arrive back home on Wednesday, 8th September, 2010.
The Ghana Amateur Boxing Federation seizes this opportunity to thank the Sports Ministry and the Sports Council for facilitating Ghana’s participation in this training tour.
The contingent for the Australia trip includes the following:








CONTINGENT
TRAINING TOUR STATUS

1. QUARCOO, Emmanuel Ray
PRESIDENT

2. AMPONFI JNR, Kwame
SECRETARY GENERAL

3. AZUMAH, Nelson
EXECUTIVE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

4. LARTEKWEI, Lartey
NATIONAL COACH

5. LAMPTEY, Robert Odartei
REFEREE/JUDGE

6. AUGUSTINE ,Ashalley
SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER

7. NELSON, Dalvin Haruna PROF. AZUMAH NELSON’S SON
BOXER(42/44Kg)- For exhibition bout

8. MICAH, Duke Akueteh
BOXER(49Kg)

9. PLANGE, Manyo
BOXER (52Kg)

10. LARTEY, Jessie Lartey
BOXER (56Kg)

11. LAMPTEY, Benjamin
BOXER (60Kg)

12. LAWSON, Frederick Lante
BOXER (64Kg)

13. MOHAMMED, Azumah
BOXER (69Kg)

14. AHMED, Habib
BOXER (75Kg)

15. SARAKU, Ahmed
BOXER (81Kg)

16. AMPONSAH, Maxwell
BOXER (91Kg)

17. SULEMANU, Tetteh
BOXER (49Kg)

18. DZANIE, Prince Octopus
BOXER(56Kg)



KWAME AMPONFI JNR
SECRETARY GENERAL
TEL:+233-244-819096, EMAIL: amponfijnr@yahoo.com