Team Ghana wrapped up a remarkable campaign at the 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone 2 Championships, collecting 69 medals as the three-day competition ended at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.
Africa Aquatics Zone 2 Swimming Championships 2025: Team Ghana Wins Gold 🏅in Mixed 400m Freestyle Relay (Juniors)#HappySports#AfricaAquaticsZone2 #Accra2025 #GhanaSports #Swimming #AquaticSports pic.twitter.com/GMkWGFZj47
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The Junior Team, made up of 12 swimmers, impressed with 43 medals to finish second overall behind Senegal, who claimed 31 medals with 11 golds to Ghana’s 10. Nigeria placed third with 32 medals, also winning 10 golds. Notable junior performances included Ghana’s Lea El Haj (five medals, three gold) and Jada Yankey (11 medals, two gold), while Kal-El Ntiamoah secured five medals (two gold) on the boys’ side.
Another Gold 🏅 for Ghana at the Africa Aquatics Zone 2 Swimming Championships 2025 in the Mixed 400m Freestyle Relay (Seniors).#HappySports#AfricaAquaticsZone2 #Accra2025 #GhanaSports #Swimming #AquaticSports pic.twitter.com/PWNsIJeOFP
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In the senior division, Ghana emerged as the best team, winning 26 medals 13 of them gold edging Senegal, who earned 36 medals with 12 golds. Ghana’s Harry Stacey was crowned Best Male Senior Swimmer after an outstanding haul of six medals, including five gold. He was joined on the podium by compatriot Abeku Jackson, who won four gold from five medals. On the women’s side, Ghana’s Joselle Mensah claimed three golds from five medals, finishing just behind Senegal’s dominant Oumy Diop, who won nine golds.
Ghana’s Abeiku Jackson and Stacey Harry win Gold and Sliver respectively in the 40, 50m Butterfly men’s event at the Africa Aquatics Zone 2 swimming Championships 2025 #HappySports#AfricaAquaticsZone2 #Accra2025 #GhanaSports #Swimming #AquaticSports pic.twitter.com/TFmMFRrWwd
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The championships featured 16 countries from West and Central Africa and doubled as a qualifier for the 2026 World Aquatics Swimming Championships in Beijing. This was the second straight year Ghana hosted the continental event at the Borteyman Sports Complex, reinforcing its growing stature as a hub for aquatics in the subregion.
