Audio By Carbonatix
Ghana has suffered quarter final exits from both men and women's beach volleyball competition.
Both sets of teams suffered straight sets (2-0) losses to Morocco (men) and Mozambique (women).
Wednesday's defeat at Laboma Beach ends Ghana's search for a medal in the beach volleyball competition.
Ghana qualified for the men's quarter final stage after winning all four matches in the competition.
Wins against Togo (2-1), Senegal (2-0), and Benin (2-0) ensured a smooth path to the round of sixteen in the competition.
A 2-1 win over Algeria on Tuesday fillowed, securing Ghana's ticket to the quarter final stage.
However, Ghana struggled fo match Morocco's intensity in a one-sided affair at the quarter final.
In the women's game, Mozambique eliminated Ghana following a (two) straight sets win.
Ghana struggled to cope with the intensity of Africa's number one ranked team from start to finish.
The situation was compounded by the lack of telepathy between Juliana Aryee and her new partner, Charity Torku.
Until December 2023, Rashaka Katadat, now based in Malta, was the long term partner of Aryee.
The pair qualified Ghana for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022.
Meanwhile, Congo have also been eliminated after a straight sets loss to Nigeria.
In the other quarter final results, Egypt defeated Kenya in two straight sets, while Rwanda beat Morocco by the same score.
Latest Stories
-
Haruna Mohammed claims Ghana Audit Service undermined
4 minutes -
5 members of notorious robbery syndicate in Tema, Accra arrested
6 minutes -
BoG, SEC and FIC hold Joint sensitisation workshop for Virtual Asset Service Providers
11 minutes -
How Nico Cantor became one of the top voices in American soccer
59 minutes -
Ghana colorectal cancer patients face low survival rates, KNUST study finds
1 hour -
Police arrest suspect in GH₵ 7.5m daylight robbery at Adabraka
1 hour -
Armwrestling: The Golden Arms’ 2025 Triumph and an Era of Unprecedented Victories
1 hour -
Ghanaian researcher wins ASCE editors’ recognition for modular construction study
1 hour -
Corruption fight: I don’t think there’s political persecution or witch-hunting – Edem Senanu
1 hour -
Police deploys personnel to heighten security ahead of watchnight services
2 hours -
Education in Review: 2025 marks turning point as President Mahama resets Ghana’s education sector
2 hours -
The Cedi ressurection: Goldbod didn’t promote Galamsey to strengthen It
2 hours -
The Diplomatic Surgeon: How Ablakwa’s institutional reset is anchoring the Mahama legacy
2 hours -
Nigeria AG clears Sam Jonah, directs end to criminal case over Jonah Capital, Houses for Africa
2 hours -
Professor Agyeman-Duah labels CJ Torkonoo’s removal a key low point in Mahama’s administration
3 hours
