UG Athletes Pay Courtesy Call on Vice-Chancellor
The Sports Directorate has paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo to present the University’s Cross Country Teams and athletes who represented Ghana at the just ended Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
The University of Ghana Male and Female Teams came 1st and 5th respectively at the just ended 25th Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Cross Country Competition held at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Ho.
Addressing the Vice-Chancellor, the Director of Sports, Dr. Bella Bello Bitugu, thanked University Management for the encouragement and support given to the Team before, during and after the 25th GUSA Cross Country Competition. Dr. Bitugu added that 90% of the athletes at Ho were either beneficiaries of the University of Ghana Policy on the Admission of Athlete Students (UG-PAAS) or the University of Ghana Sport Fund (UG-SF), an indication that the strategies and policies by the Sports Directorate with support from University Management were bearing fruits.
The Director of Sports also introduced student athletes from the University who represented Ghana at the just ended Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England and made an impact with four out of the five qualifying for various stages of their disciplines (Athletics, Badminton, and Table Tennis). He indicated that the patient investment, perseverance, and hard work over the years were not only putting UG on the global stage, but also projecting Ghana's positive image through sports.
In her remarks, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor, congratulated the student athletes and staff of the Sports Directorate for bringing smiles to the faces of members of the University community. She added that the University was committed to doing things right, which will translate into churning out genuine stars for the University and Ghana.
"Thank you for bringing smiles to our faces with all the success stories, the amazing stories of resilience, persistence and discipline. I would like to say congratulations to you, the staff, as well as the young men and women. When you see success, behind it are so many hours, days, weeks, months, and years of training and discipline. We are committed to doing things right, and so when we have such stars coming out of us, these are very genuine stars, and I believe that you have bright careers ahead. I will urge you to keep it up. We recognise the need for us to have a holistic university. A university which does not concentrate on only academic work but also recognizes these co-curricular activities as being integral part of our identity as a university. "
Also present at the presentation were the Director of Public Affairs Directorate, Mrs. Elizier T. Ameyaw-Buronyah; Senior Assistant Registrar, Sports Directorate, Mr. Augustine Amissare; and staff of the Sports Directorate.