The President of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), Bawa Fuseini, has stated that his outfit is working on aiding Ghana’s All African Games gold medalist, Evans Cadman Yamoah, to pay his tuition fees which is $15,000.

He explained that Cadman would not have had issues with the payment if he had informed the Ghana Athletics Association about the debt earlier.

Speaking in an interview with JoyNews, the GAA president assured that he will engage with various stakeholders, including the Ministry of Youth and Sports, to settle the debt and prevent the athlete’s education from being thwarted.

“This is not the time for us to dwell on the issues or the problems. So, we are talking to stakeholders and the ministry to see how best we can support him to complete his school. I can’t give a deadline because I am talking to people.

"I hope within this month [November] we should be able to get the support for him so that he doesn’t miss the deadline next month [December]. It will be very painful that such a talented athlete will not be able to graduate from his school."

Background

Ghana’s All-African Games gold medalist, Evans Cadman Yamoah, is facing possible expulsion from his university in the United States due to unpaid tuition fees totalling $15,000.

Yamoah, a high jump athlete, found himself in this predicament after his scholarship at the University of Central Missouri was revoked by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

According to Yamoah, the NCAA cancelled his scholarship because he has exceeded the maximum allowable years in college.

In an interview with Joy Sports, Yamoah explained that he graduated from the University of Ghana in 2022 before transferring to the US.

He initially applied for a master’s program, but due to transcript evaluation issues, he was required to complete undergraduate courses before transitioning to a master's.

He disclosed that he wrote to the Ministry of Youth and Sports and other state agencies but has not received any responses.

He shared that he has until December 15, 2024, to pay off the tuition balance of $15,000 or risk being expelled.

Evans Cadman Yamoah is in his final semester at the University of Central Missouri.

He won the gold medal in high jump at the 2023 African Games, making him the second Ghanaian athlete, after Rose Yeboah, to secure gold in the high jump event.

Watch the interview below:

We’re working to see how we can support Evans Cadman pay his tuition – President of Ghana Athletics, Bawa Fuseini#JoySports pic.twitter.com/3WXmdoimxP

— #JoySports (@JoySportsGH) November 4, 2024