Ghana's women's long jump record holder, Deborah Acquah, insists Ghana Olympic Committee president, Ben Nunoo Mensah promised her support to treat her Achilles injury.

According to the bronze medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Mr Nunoo Mensah made the promise after she won a medal during the event in Birmingham, but later disappointed.

"We talked about what I am going through and I remember he said after the Games, we can go to Ghana because I was supposed to go from Birmingham back to the US.

"So they had to change my ticket to go to Ghana so that I can get treatment, and if not, they would probably find something for me to come back to the US and get the treatment myself," Acquah recounted.

The change in travel plans was supposed to facilitate her access to the necessary medical care in Ghana. However, things did not unfold as promised.

"I was so shocked when he said he didn't promise me anything because I won't lie to a good man like that, and in any case, that was why my ticket was changed to Accra so that was what happened," she explained.

Once in Ghana, she experienced a lack of follow-up from the officials.

"We went to Ghana, I didn't hear from him. We were supposed to see the president; we didn't get to see him as well. I didn't hear from them again until the next year."

This period of silence and inactivity left Acquah to manage her injury and training largely on her own, struggling with limited resources and support.