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Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, has claimed that Ghana is receiving great plaudits for their organisation of the ongoing African Games.
He made the revelation at a press briefing on Monday evening where he addressed issues emanating from the games.
“Every international official that we have engaged is applauding us for hosting spectacular games so far. So let’s all embrace and position Ghana as a sports destination," he said.
"There are a lot of positives that we can talk about. Let’s focus on them," he concluded by urging the media to focus on the positives.
Ghana has claimed four medals in the games so far, both coming on Sunday, when Winnifred Ntumi won a gold and two silver medals in the weightlifting, while Abeku Jackson added a silver in the swimming.
It moved the country into the top 10 in the medal table after seven days of competition.
But despite the minimal success in competition, the games have markedly been fraught with many problems.
Badminton player, Leslie Addo, revealed he and his teammates were transported to the competition on the bucket of a pick up truck, while another cyclist revealed he did not receive new equipment for competition, after his old bicycle broke down only a few minutes after the race start.
Ghana has invested $195 million on infrastructure to host the games, with another $47 million earmarked for operations during the competition which will run from March 8-23, 2024.
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