President of Ghana Athletics, Bawah Fuseini says the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Region II seniors championships to be staged in Accra next month will serve as a Paris 2024 Olympics qualifier.

"It's very important for Ghana to host, especially coming out of the African Games. The expectations of Ghana organising the perfect competition are very high," stated Fuseini.

He added that, "The Confederation of African Athletics have also asked certain federations, especially Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal to rearrange their bronze label competitions to make way for this competition because this competition is an Olympic qualifier, so the significance of it is very huge."

Bawah, who also serves as General Secretary of CAA Region II, highlighted the rarity of Ghana hosting two international competitions and Olympic qualifiers in a single season.

"It's not common to see one country or one National Federation hosting two International competitions, two Olympic qualifiers in one season [The African Games and now CAA II seniors championships]. Ghana, we are very privileged to have that opportunity," he expressed.

Fuseini emphasised the confidence placed in Ghana's facilities and technical abilities by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), stating, "The significance of it is very huge. If they were not satisfied, they would not have even asked us to host this competition."

Originally slated to be hosted by Benin, the responsibility was shifted to Ghana due to the latter's demonstrated capability during the recent African Games.

"They saw what we did, and they knew what Benin can do. They came to us, saying, 'Ghana, we want you to host the programme. We know you can do it,'" Fuseini revealed.

To ensure the success of the event, technical support is being provided by the CAA.

"We will support you with the technical staff to come and help you. They are delegating the technical director of the Confederation of African Athletics from Morocco, Aziz Dauda, to also come and support," Fuseini confirmed.

Fuseini concluded by underlining the broader implications of Ghana hosting such a significant event. "There's so much interest, the significance of it is so huge that it will send Ghana beyond Africa," he asserted.

The competition will start on June 3 and end on June 6.