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The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and Commonwealth Sports – Ghana, has officially inaugurated 10 committees to spearhead sports development, Olympic and Commonwealth Sport Movement in Ghana. 

The committees made up of carefully selected members have a primary goal of promoting sports development especially in schools and at the grassroots level while empowering women and female athletes’ participation in sports. 

The committees include Legal, Marketing, Fundraising and Sponsorship, Olympic Education, Culture and School Sports, Games and Technical, and National Federations Relations. 

The rest are Medical and Anti-Doping, Events and Programmes, Finance, Women in Sports, and Government Relations and Stakeholders Committee.  

At a brief ceremony to swear-in the members of the committee, Vice President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Mr. Mawuko Afadzinu thanked the members for responding to the call to serve and urged them to be dedicated and remain focused in promoting the GOCs interest. 

He acknowledged the demanding nature of the task ahead, and expressed confidence that the members appointed would demonstrate true leadership, resilience and collaboration throughout their tenure.

“So, I charge you today, Be bold. Challenge every outdated assumption. Ask “why not?” when you are told “this is how it’s done.

“Be accountable. Not just to the GOC Executive Board, but to the young girl in Wa running barefoot who dreams of Olympic gold. Her dream is your KPI. Be collaborative. Tear down the walls between your committees. Your shared enemy is mediocrity, not each other. 

“Be relentless. You will face bureaucracy. You will face cynicism. You will face budget constraints. See them not as obstacles, but as opponents to be defeated on the way to the podium,” he noted. 

He congratulated the members and added that “You are now at the forefront of shaping the future of the Olympic Movement and sports in Ghana.”

Chairman for Government Relations sub-committee, Hon. Kobby Woyomi, speaking on behalf of the general membership, indicated that they're happy to be associated and working with the Olympic Committee and that they will use their experience and network to influence sports development in Ghana.

Also present at the inauguration was Mr. Yaw Ampofo Ankra, Director General of the National Sports Authority.

Full list of Committee Members 

Legal Committee 

Mohammed Sahnoon 

Jerry Ahmed Shaib

Eva Okyere

Juliana Addo Yobo

Prosper Harrison Addo

Marketing, Fundraising and Sponsorship Committee

Mawuko Afadzinu

Dr. Ben Asante

Adelaide Abbiw

Nathaniel Johnson

Ken Ashigbey

Mawuli Ocloo

Cynthia Ofori

Olympic Education, Culture and School Sports Committee 

Bawah Fuseini

Dr. Austin Luguterah

Michael Ntow Ayeh 

Rafatu Inusah

George Lamptey

Cathrine Tukpe

Games and Technical Committee 

Frederick Lartey Otu

Vivian Dougblor

Richmond Quarcoo

Prof. Sarpong

Iddrisu Gamel Ayambire

Shaban Mohammed

National Federations Relations Committee 

George Owusu Ansah

Delphina Quaye

George Tettey 

Philip Ameku

Rafiq Mohammed Arthur

Government Relations and Stakeholders Committee 

Hon. Wisdom Kobina Woyome

Bernard Mornah

Aurora Commodore-Toppar

Richmond Quarcoo

Ali Shaib Tanko

Women in Sports Commission 

Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie

Mrs. Joyce Mahama

Madam Elizabeth King

Helena Williams

Christiana Ashley

Delphina Quaye

Rafatu Inusah

Phillipina Frimpong

Vivian Dougblor

Cathrine Tukpe

Finance Committee 

Mawuko Afadzinu

Evans Yeboah

Edward Nii Lante Bannerman

Ato Van-Ess 

Julie Asante

Rodney Oddoye

Robert Yeboah Amponsah

Events and Programmes Committee 

Kamal Sulley

Samuel Ayer

Isaac Abe Duah

Rita Odei Asare

Yaw Boakye Yiadom

Medical and Anti-doping Committee 

Dr. Julia Derban

Dr. Akwesi Adomako

Prof. Jonathan Quartey

Paapa Kwesi Ampiah

Prince Azanu

Justine Sitsofe Dzadzetor

Dr. Beatrice Dwumfour Williams

Prince Addo 

Dr. Abena Yeboaa Tannor

Source : www.ghanaolympic.org