GOC REPORT: 2024 SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL FEDERATIONS AND ATHLETES
Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) report on the 2024 support for national federations and athletes. Aside from the support given to the various federations for the African Games, the GOC again extended financial support to some national federations and some athletes through the Olympic Solidarity scholarships. The federations that received support in various forms in the year 2024 are:
TEAM SUPPORT GRANT
FEDERATION AMOUNT ($)
Football 13, 572
Volleyball 9,000
TOTAL 22,572
SCHOLARSHIP FOR ATHLETES
The GOC continued to secure grants to support athletes through the Olympic Solidarity scholarship scheme. In the year under review, a total of US$72,000 was given to athletes on the scholarship scheme with the breakdown below;
FEDERATION AMOUNT ($)
Athletics 12,000
Boxing 18,000
Judo 6,000
Swimming 12,000
Skeleton 12,000
Weightlifting 12,000
TOTAL 72,000
The athletes from the beneficiary federation that received support from these grants are.
- Deborah Acquah (Athletics) – US$6,000
- Benjamin Kwaku Azamati (Athletics) – US$6,000
- Abdul Wahib Omar (Boxing) – US$6,000
- Abraham Mensah (Boxing) – US$6,000
- Joseph Commey (Boxing) – US$6,000
- Rashid Alhassan (Judo) – US$6,000
- Kaya Adwoa Forson (Swimming) – US$6,000
- Abeiku Gyekye Jackson (Swimming) – US$6,000
- Winifred Ntumi (Weightlifting) – US$6,000
- Sandrah Mensimah Owusu (Weightlifting) – US$6,000
- Frimpong Akwasi (Skeleton) – US$12,000
CONTINENTAL ATHLETE SUPPORT GRANT
A total of US$15,000 was given in support to two federations under the Continental Athlete Support grant for participation in various International competitions. Cycling Federation received $10,000.00 and the Swimming Federation $5,000.00.
TECHNICAL COACHING COURSE GRANT
Again, we approved the application for a Technical Coaching Course for two Federations in the year 2024. A sum of US$24,000 was approved for Rowing and Canoeing ($12,000.00) and Table Tennis ($12,000.00) to organise their coaching course.
ANOCA GRANT
The GOC offered ANOCA grants to National Federations that took part in the African Games as support towards the Games and other International competitions. The breakdown of support is listed below;
DISCIPLINES ANOCA GRANT ($)
Arm-wrestling 1,200
Athletics 1,200
Badminton 1,200
Basketball 6,200
Boxing 45,362
Chess 1,200
Cricket 6,200
Cycling 1,200
Fencing 5,000
Football 1,200
Handball 1,200
Hockey 1,200
Judo 1,200
Karate-do 6,765
Netball 5,000
Rowing & Canoeing 10,000
Rugby 1,200
Scrabble 1,200
Swimming 1,200
Table Tennis 6,200
Taekwondo 1,200
Tennis 1,200
Triathlon 1,200
Volleyball 1,200
Weightlifting 6,200
Women Sports Ass. 2,000
Wrestling 1,200
SUMMARY OF QUADRENNIAL
SUPPORT TO NATIONAL FEDERATIONS
The Ghana Olympic Committee has, over the last quadrennial approved and supported National Federations with a total of US$803,250. Attached is the breakdown per federation; (Waiting for the attachment).