University of Ghana Clinches First Gold at 2024 Gusa Games

The University of Ghana (UG) has secured its first gold medal at the 28th edition of the Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA) games.

The triumph came in the Tennis Women’s Double Final, where Aleona Naa Ankrah and Lawrencia Aghoghorbia defeated Yayra Komashie and Trach Ampah from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with a convincing 2-0 score.

The UG team began their campaign from the semi-final stage, where they faced KNUST’s second team.

The team’s resilience and determination paid off as they progressed to the grand final, where they faced KNUST’s first team.

In a post-match interview, Lawrencia Aghoghorbia shared their journey to the finals, saying, “The tournament was not easy because the KNUST second team we faced was also very good, but we prevailed and met KNUST’s first team in the finals.

“In the last GUSA Games, we were second to the same team [KNUST], so we were determined to win. If we could be first, why settle for second? That was our motivation for winning.”Aleona Naa Ankrah expressed her excitement.

She said, “I’m so excited! Two years ago, the GUSA Games were a different experience.

We made it to the final but didn’t win, so beating them this time feels so fulfilling. We did everything possible to take that title from them, and now we’re going to defend it in the coming years.”

The team’s head coach, Japheth Bagerbaseh, attributed their success to consistency, saying, “In tennis, it’s all about consistency. My main message to them was to be as consistent as possible and make fewer errors.

The fewer unforced errors you make, the greater your chance of winning. That was the number one game plan.”