Two Ghanaian female taekwondo athletes have made the nation proud in two international championships in Mali, winning three medals in all.
The medals were made up of gold, silver and bronze.
Ghana was represented by Eunice Adedapo Omolara and Henrietta Armah in the 2025 African Club Championships and the African Open Series which were both held in Bamako, Mali.
The two championships have attracted the best from the continent and were sanctioned by governing bodies of the sport.
Omolara was the first of the two to finish her competition, winning a gold medal in the African Open Series and bronze in the 2025 African Club Championships.
Henrietta won silver in the African Open Series but failed to progress from the quarter final stage of the African Club Championships after losing to a Malian opponent.
In a chat with The Times Sports yesterday after her quarter final loss, Henrietta expressed her disappointment for not meeting her expectation.
“I came for the championship with modest expectation but after winning the silver medal in the African Open Series, I got the motivation to improve on that in the African Clubs Championship.”
“I had that confidence from the start but unfortunately, I lost to the Malian. I am sad and disappointed,” she said.
The three-day championship also attracted top officials including the Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GFA) President, Mr Frederick Lartey Otu, who acted as the Technical Delegate for the 2025 Africa Club Championship.
This follows his appointment by World Taekwondo in a letter signed by its president, Chungwon Choue, and sighted by The Times Sports.
BY ANDREW NORTEY
