Accra, Feb. 17, GNA – Emmanuel Commey and
Celia Baah Danso emerged winners of the male and female categories of the 2020
Chairmans Cup, held at the Accra table Tennis Center, at the Fantasy Dome,
Accra Intrentaional Trade Fair (AITF).
Commey displaced Ernest Mawutor in the
finals, 3-0 to win the enviable cup, whilst Baah Danso defeated Joana Amisah
3-2 to win the female version of the competition.
Commey, the 2019 Sports Writers Association
of Ghana (SWAG) Table Tennis Player of the year took home the price of
1,500ghc, whilst Baah Danso of the Ghana Armed Forces who also won the SWAG
Best Female Table Tennis Player of the year 2018, aslo took home GH¢1,000 as
her prize money.
Commey, 26, who is a student of the
University of Ghana and lost in the finals of the Ghana University Sports
Association (GUSA), said “this is a sweet revenge and I want to be a better
form for the future.
“I just want them to know that winning
the SWAG award was through hard work and discipline which is always my weapon.
I am very happy today and I thank my coaches and the president, Mr, Mawuko
Afadzinu for supporting the game and getting us the Accra Center”.
Here is the list of winners and how much
they received from the tournament.
Men
1st. Emmanuel Commey – 1500ghc
2nd. Ernest Mawutor – 1000ghc
3rd. Emmanuel Asante – 500ghc
4th. Ben Joe Sam – 500ghc
Boys
1st. Gado Ibrahim – 500ghc
2nd. Richard Ofori – 200ghc
3rd. Francis Antwi – 100ghc
4th. Charles Kose – 100ghc
Girls
1st. Emmanuela Yaa Kyere – 400ghc
2nd. Joana Ammisah – 200ghc
3rd. Selassie Doku – 100
4th. Esmerelda Okyere – 100
Women
1st. Celia Baah Danso – 1000ghc
2nd. Eva Adom Amankwah – 500
3rd. Cynthia Kwabi – 500ghc
4th. Cecilia Fremah – 250ghc
They would join him for the 2020 Olympic
Games qualifiers and World Championships.
The competition was sponsored by Ecobank,
Polytank, KFC, Mohiani, Asky Airlines,
Lucozade, Blue Skies and Graphic Sports.
GNA