Ghana names 13-athlete contingent for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics

The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has announced a 13-member team to represent the nation at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal. The event is set to take place from October 31 to November 13, 2026, and athletes will compete in eight different sports. Ghana's squad includes participants from athletics, badminton, boxing, beach volleyball, judo, swimming, table tennis, and taekwondo. The athletes, aged between 13 and 17, earned their spots through their respective International Federations (IFs).

In athletics, the country will be represented by Mary Coffie in the Women's 400m Hurdles and Stephen Oduro Jnr in the Men's 400m Hurdles. Andy Amofa will compete in Men's Singles for badminton, while Justice Adusei Amoafo and Daniel Lartey will compete in Men's Beach Volleyball. Robert Amartey Tagoe will be the boxing representative in the Men's 70kg category. Bernice Mawena Akakpo will compete in Judo in the Women's -63kg category.

Swimming will see four athletes from Ghana, including Kelvin Abdallah in Men's 50m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly, and 50m Freestyle, Mercedes Abdallah in Women's 100m Backstroke, 100m Butterfly, 50m Backstroke, Tamba Akin Boamah in Men's 100m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke, and 50m Backstroke, and Jada Yankey in Women's 100m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Butterfly, and 50m Freestyle.

In table tennis, Joanita Borteye will compete in Women's Singles. Lastly, Jessica Mensah will represent Ghana in Taekwondo in the Women's +63kg category.