Fire-brand sports broadcaster, Patrick Osei-Agyemang, has criticised Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) following Ghana’s failure to secure any medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“It is a disgrace that Ghana has no medals at the ongoing Paris Olympics,” the Fire-for-Fire host said on Adom TV.
Countryman Songo as he is popularly called noted that, “it’s disheartening to see taxpayer money being spent with no return in terms of medals. Our sports development has stagnated. We hosted the All African Games and invested heavily, yet we failed to secure gold medals.”
Countryman Songo called urged the Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif to reassess and improve sports management.
“We need to wake up and make necessary adjustments. We used to perform well, but now we’re lagging behind. It’s time to put competent individuals in charge and focus on genuine sports development,” he added.
In the current Olympics, Rose Yeboah exited early in the high jump, while swimmers Harry Stacey and Joselle Alice Mensah did not advance.
Benjamin Azamati and Abdul-Rasheed Saminu reached the semi-finals of the men’s 100m sprints but did not progress to the finals.
Ghana’s next opportunity for a medal will be in the men’s 4x100m relay, scheduled for Thursday, August 8.