Newly elected Vice President of the World Armwrestling Federation (WAF), Mr. Charles Osei Asibey has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Mustapha Ussif at his office in Accra.
The visit which took place at the Ministry was meant to formally introduce the President to the Minister and thank him and the ministry for supporting the elective Congress and the National Armwrestling Team, Golden Arms to compete in the just ended Africa Armwrestling Championship in Lagos, Nigeria.
The WAF veep who doubles as the President of the Armwrestling Federation of Africa (AFA) was accompanied by the AFA Vice President in charge of West Africa, Pharm. Kofi Addo Agyekum, Jesse Agyepong and Godfrey Amarteifio both Board Members of the Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF).
President Osei Asibey recounted his journey to assuming the high office and acknowledged the support given to him by the government including the sector minister and his ministry.
“I remember informing you weeks ago; about the intention to contest for the presidency of the continental body and you encouraged me to go for it because it was in line with the government’s policy of getting more Ghanaians to take up leadership roles at the continental and world level.
It was through your encouragement and support from my Board that pushed me to go and thankfully, I won by 73 percent of the total votes cast,” Mr. Osei Asibey narrated.
He added that the Golden Arms, also through the ministry’s support won 45 medals, 18 of which were gold, 22 being silver, and four bronze medals to finish third on the medal table.
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World Armwrestling Vice President pays courtesy call on Youth and Sports Minister
President Osei Asibey recounted his journey to assuming the high office and acknowledged the support given to him by the government including the sector minister and his ministry.
by El Akyereko August 28, 2022
Charles Osei Asibey is the President of Africa Armwrestling Federation
Charles Osei Asibey is the President of Africa Armwrestling Federation
Newly elected Vice President of the World Armwrestling Federation (WAF), Mr. Charles Osei Asibey has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr. Mustafa Ussif at his office in Accra.
The visit which took place at the Ministry was meant to formally introduce the President to the Minister and thank him and the ministry for supporting the elective Congress and the National Armwrestling Team, Golden Arms to compete in the just ended Africa Armwrestling Championship in Lagos, Nigeria.
The WAF veep who doubles as the President of the Armwrestling Federation of Africa (AFA) was accompanied by the AFA Vice President in charge of West Africa, Pharm. Kofi Addo Agyekum, Jesse Agyepong and Godfrey Amarteifio both Board Members of the Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF).
President Osei Asibey recounted his journey to assuming the high office and acknowledged the support given to him by the government including the sector minister and his ministry.
“I remember informing you weeks ago; about the intention to contest for the presidency of the continental body and you encouraged me to go for it because it was in line with the government’s policy of getting more Ghanaians to take up leadership roles at the continental and world level.
It was through your encouragement and support from my Board that pushed me to go and thankfully, I won by 73 percent of the total votes cast,” Mr. Osei Asibey narrated.
He added that the Golden Arms, also through the ministry’s support won 45 medals, 18 of which were gold, 22 being silver, and four bronze medals to finish third on the medal table.
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The AFA President who is also the President and Founder of GAF also thanked the Minister and the Africa Union Technical Committee together with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2023 Africa Games for adding armwrestling as a sports code for next year’s Games.
“I have repeated severally that Armwrestling will win not less than 10 gold medals at the Africa Games because we know our strength and capacity on
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