CAPE COAST – The Ghana University Sports Association held its 7th Mini games competition at the University of Cape Coast. This event is organized every two years, and has athletes from eight public universities compete in the following disciplines; Basketball (Male), Football and Goal ball (Male and Female), Netball (female), Table Tennis (Male and Female) and Tennis (Male and Female).
This year’s Mini games are also in commemoration with the 50th anniversary celebration of the Ghana University Association which was formed in 1966 by University of Ghana, University of Cape Coast and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Speaking at the opening ceremony The President of GUSA, Prof. Joseph Oga, thanked UCC for hosting the 7th Mini-GUSA Games and also facilitating the securing the New Cape Coast Stadium for the Games. He said the Mini-GUSA Games were instituted to engage students in the off year of the biannual GUSA Games and for the selection of athletes to represent Ghana at the FISU Summer Universiade.
Julius Baba a member of the Ghana University sports technical committee believes the association is taking steps in the right direction. “We are building to become better; we are building for future national champions”.
Chidiebere Ezeani (NGR), U-Media Reporter