The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has named a 13-athlete contingent to represent the country at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal.
The Games are scheduled to take place from October 31 to November 13, 2026, with Ghanaian athletes competing in eight sporting disciplines: athletics, badminton, boxing, beach volleyball, judo, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo.
The athletes, aged between 13 and 17, secured qualification through their respective International Federations.
Ghana’s contingent comprises:
- Athletics: Mary Coffie – Women’s 400m Hurdles; Stephen Oduro Jnr – Men’s 400m Hurdles
- Badminton: Andy Amofa – Men’s Singles
- Beach Volleyball: Justice Adusei Amoafo and Daniel Lartey – Men’s
- Boxing: Robert Amartey Tagoe – Men’s 70kg
- Judo: Bernice Mawena Akakpo – Women’s -63kg
- Swimming: Kelvin Abdallah – Men’s 50m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly and 50m Freestyle; Mercedes Abdallah – Women’s 100m Backstroke, 100m Butterfly and 50m Backstroke; Tamba Akin Boamah – Men’s 100m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke and 50m Backstroke; Jada Yankey – Women’s 100m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Butterfly and 50m Freestyle
- Table Tennis: Joanita Borteye – Women’s Singles
- Taekwondo: Jessica Mensah – Women’s +63kg
The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games will be a historic edition, as they will mark the first Olympic event to be held on African soil.
The Games will take place across three host zones in Senegal: Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly.
