Ghana has unveiled a 40-athlete high-performance squad for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with competitors selected across nine sporting disciplines as the country intensifies preparations for the multi-sport event in Scotland later this month.
The Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) of Ghana announced the squad on Monday, saying the athletes earned selection through outstanding performances, commitment and a rigorous selection process. The association said the team has entered its final phase of preparation, which includes intensified training, sports science support and high-performance programmes aimed at maximising Ghana’s medal prospects at the Games.
Athletics forms the largest contingent, with 13 athletes led by sprinters Benjamin Azamati, Joseph Paul Amoah, Isaac Botsio, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, Deborah Acheampong and Anita Afrifa. The squad also includes high jumper Rose Yeboah, 800m runner Abigail Abugire and 400m hurdler Baba Seidu Mammoudu. Ghana’s para-athletics team comprises Zinabu Issah, Hayford Addai and Raphael Nkegbe Botsyo.
Boxing accounts for the second-largest group, with 10 athletes selected. The team includes Nancy Bamfo, Ramatu Quaye, Adelaide Djabatey, Daniel Plange, Ebenezer Ankrah, Abdul Wahib Omar, Desmond Pappoe, Precious Akai Nettey, Amadu Mohammed and Jibril Muntari.
Ghana will also compete in track cycling, judo, para powerlifting, para swimming, swimming and weightlifting. The squad features cyclists Erica Sedzro and Emmanuel Sackey; judokas Frema Agyei and Elizabeth Oduro; para powerlifter Tahiru Haruna; para swimmer Promise Aheto; swimmers Nubia Adjei, Unilez Takyi, Abeku Jackson and Ivan Snowden; and weightlifters Yayra Akos Agozi, Abdul Salim Adjetey Adjei, Emmanuel Amo Boateng and Forrster Christopher Osei.
The Commonwealth Games Association said the athletes will benefit from enhanced technical and sports science support as they prepare for the Games, which run from 23 July to 2 August in Glasgow. It also called on Ghanaians at home and abroad to rally behind Team Ghana as it seeks to win medals and uphold the country’s proud record at the Commonwealth Games.
