Sunyani, (B/A) Aug. 18, GNA - The 24th edition of the Inter-Regional Schools and Colleges Sports Festival is to be held in Sunyani, the Brong-Ahafo Regional capital from Saturday, August 27 to September 3, this year.

Mr. Mike E. Hinneh-Aframfo, Assistant Director of the Brong Ahafo Regional office of the Ghana Education Service said this in a press statement copied to the GNA Sports.

He said schools under the Ghana National Schools and Colleges Sports Federation would compete in soccer, basketball, handball, table tennis, athletics and cross-country.

The statement said Mr. Yaw Osafo Maafo, Minister of Education and Sports would officially open the eight-day festival on Monday August 29 at 1400 hours at the Sunyani Coronation Park whilst the Director-General of GES, Mr. Michael K. Nsowaa is expected to perform the closing ceremony on Saturday, September 3.

Twene Amanfo Secondary/Technical School and Sunyani Secondary School are to be the other games venues, the statement added.