Ghana fencing presents medals to NSA DG

The Ghana Fencing Association (GFA) has presented the 9 medals won by Ghanaian fencers in the just ended African Junior Cadet Fencing Championship to the Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Professor Peter Twumasi.

Prof. Twumasi congratulated the athletes for their wonderful performance in the championship and promised that the NSA and the Ministry of Youth and Sports will support the GFA financially.

"As you have come home not empty-handed but with something substantial that I have received on behalf of my minister and the President of the land, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwah Akufu-Addo, I think it is also important that we also demonstrate our appreciation," Prof Twumasi said.

"The National Sports Authority on behalf of the Ministry of Youth and Sports is offering you ten thousand cedis to cater for your transportation and all your other bills which is around one hundred thousand Ghana cedis. The authority has absorbed it and thanks you so much for competing in the name of Ghana,"- he added.

President of the Fencing Federation, Mohammed Mahadi expressed gratitude to the NSA boss for absorbing the bills of the Association.

Ghana won nine medals, comprising three silver medals and six bronze in the just ended Africa Junior Cadet Fencing Championship held at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.

Ghana finished third behind Egypt and Algeria after the four-day event held between February 25 to Saturday, February 29, 2020, featured 11 participating countries.