Basketball of Friday, 2 April 2004

Source: GNA

GBA begins Justify Your Inclusion Exercise

Accra, April 1, GNA - The Ghana Basketball Association will on April 18 begin a Justify Your Inclusion Exercise for both Under 18 and 20 players for selection into the national teams. The exercise, which will end on April 13, will take place at University of Ghana, Legon, with 40 players invited for the Under-18 and 47 players for the Under-20 category.

Among the players invited for the Under 18 are, Nii Ako Akofio-Sowah, Wesley Owusu, Eugene Agyeman Prempeh, Borsa Junior, Nana Poku Twumasi, Kofi Attafuah, Kwame Attafuah, Anani Isaac, Sackey Kelvin, Agyeman Kwesi, Robert Kyei, Edem Gbedemah, Jeffrey Djimate, Eliken Nukpe, Ekow Eghan, Micheal Aashitey, Ernest Akatue, Jerome Agyeman, Amoah-Danso Joseph, Asiamah Kwabena, George Sarbah, Sadiq Ahmed, Kwadjo Fordjour, Alex Acheampong, Kofi Isaac, Harry Homawo, and Yaw Osei Adonteng.

The rest are Cyrus Agyekum, Alfred Agyapong, Prince Numuah, Jahames Sey, Micheal Danso, James Keinga, Derrick Brefo, Raymond Hagan, Shumuel Brew-Buttler Jonathan Chichima, Raffique Salifu and Collins Acquah.

The Under-20 players comprises Stephen Bonsu, Marwan El-Sayed, Ronald Larbi Yeboah, Jesse Dapaah, Joshua Satekla, Papa Arko Addo, Fiifi Kobina, Samed Ibrahim, James Assan, Serlom Xatse, David Adjei, Kofi Kwarteng Agyeman, Owusu -Agyeman Kweku, Charles Dodoo, Christian Gbedemah, Daps Aryene, Jeff Asare, Acheampong Ellis. The rest include Francois Rapheal, Nii Kwatey Quartey, Nana Poku Twumasi, Mustapha Iddrissu, Kwame Adjei, Borsah Junior, Safianu Baako, Yankey Oscar, Nsor Nana Boadi, Prince Agyekum, Eric Arthur, Felix Owusu, Benjamin Badu, Xavier Aboagye, Richmond Adu Boateng, Jacob Adjei, George Koduah and Kobby Optson.

The others are Augustine Adu, Benedict Bentil, Robert Dontoh, Roland Adum, Kenneth Dodoo, Rebe Dodoo, Peter Aggrey, Abeasi Yaw, Edwin Ofori Sarpong, Kwabena Asante and Charles Kyeremanteng.

According to Miss Ramatu Suleman, Acting General Secretary of the GBA, all the invited players are expected to attend the exercise with two passport pictures and their birth certificates.