Ghana's team captain, Abeku Jackson has made history at the African Games 2023 by securing the country's first-ever medal in Swimming.
Jackson clinched a silver medal in the Men's 50m Butterfly event, finishing with a time of 24.23 seconds.
He was narrowly outpaced by Egypt's Ali Khalafalla, who claimed gold with a time of 23.93 seconds.
This achievement makes the 23-year-old the first Ghanaian swimmer to win a medal at the African Games, ending a long-standing drought in the sport for the nation.
In the same event, Jackson's teammate, Stacey Harry, delivered a strong performance, but finished fifth with a time of 24.56 seconds.
Elsewhere, the Ghanaian team placed fifth in the 4x100m Medley Relay Mixed, recording a time of 4:03.39.
In the day's earlier events, Titus Ankrah Hector narrowly missed the final of the Men's 100m Breaststroke despite leading in Heat 1 with a time of 1:18.69.
Asampong Theodore, Christian Nii Nortey Duah, Snowden Ivan, Nubia Adjei, and Mensah Joselle faced unsuccessful attempts in their respective events.
As Day 3 of the competition approaches, Team Ghana is buoyed by the breakthrough and looks forward to building on this momentum, hopeful for more successes in the days to come.
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