Ben Nunoo Mensah has been re-elected as the President for the Ghana Olympic Committee at the GOC elective congress held at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra.
Nunoo-Mensah gathered 35 of the 63 votes cast to beat Former General Secretary, Richard Akpokavie who managed only 28 votes.
Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah who doubles as the Ghana Weightlifting Federation president will steer the affairs of the GOC for the next four years until 2024.
Meanwhile, Paul Atchoe, Frederick Otu Lartey and Mohammed Mahadi were voted as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice Presidents respectively. Ghana FA Executive Council member Frederick Acheampong garnered 41 votes to win the GOC Treasurer position beating his competitor Christopher Essifie who had 22 votes.
Results of 2021 Ghana Olympic Committee Elective Congress
PRESIDENT
1.Richard Akpokavie Esq – Hockey 28
2.Ben Nunoo Mensah – Weightlifting 35
1ST VICE
1.Mawuko Afadzinu – Table Tennis 26
2.Paul Atchoe – Volleyball 37
2ND VICE
Evans Yeboah – Badminton 12
Frederick Otu Lartey – Taekwondo 51
3RD VICE
Charles Osei Asibey – Armwrestling 23
Mohammed Mahadi – Fencing 40
SECRETARY GENERAL
Richmond Quarcoo – Squash 22
Mohammed Sahnoon Esq – Cycling 41
Deputy Secretary General
Ahmed Shaib – Weightlifting 44 *
Bawa Fuseini – Triathlon 19
TREASURER
Frederick Acheampong – Football 41***
Christopher Essilfie – Olympian 22
DEPUTY TREASURER
Isaac Aboagye Duah – Tennis 41***
Christopher Darko – Amankrah – Athletics 22
Five Representatives elected from National Federation’s affiliates to the International Federations recognized by the IOC and whose sports are included in the Olympic programme :
Michael Aggrey – Golf
George Okoe Lamptey – Amateur Boxing
Albert Frimpong – Baseball
Emmanuel Tetteh – Judo
Delphina Quaye – Swimming
One elected member from a non Olympic sports federation
Abdul Hayye – Bodybuilding (unopposed)
*One elected member from a National Federation affiliated to the GOC :
Samuel Ayer – SESSA 27
Dr.Bella Bello Bitugo – GUSA 36**
*Three other members elected by Congress :
Rev. Emmanuel Dzani Nikoi – Netball
Michael Nkow Ayeh – GES
Emmanuel O. Asare – Cricket
