Henrietta Armah and Amed Sama represented Ghana at the World Taekwondo Championships here in what has been billed as preparation for their home African Games next year.

Five demonstration sports have been chosen for next year's delayed African Games in Ghana, including sambo and esports.

Organisers of the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra have released a promotional video which it is hoped can help to generate excitement for Ghana's debut staging the multi-sport event.

Ghana's Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has claimed a $3 billion (£2.4 billion/€2.8 billion) bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides a "crucial first step on the necessary journey of strong reforms", with the country set to stage the delayed African Games next year.

Ghana, the host of next year's postponed African Games, is expecting to confirm a first loan of $600 million (£480,000/€550,000) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week as it battles a crippling economic crisis.

The Ghana Basketball Association (GBBA) has announced a partnership with New York Square LLC, a private enterprise company created to develop collaborations in the field of sports and entertainment as a means of advancing socio-economic growth in Africa.

Hosting the African Games in Accra provides Ghana with a unique opportunity to construct sports facilities, its chairman Kwaku Ofosu Asare has claimed as the event faces criticism with the country facing its worst economic crisis for a generation.

Olympic champion sprinter Asafa Powell is set to deliver a speech at the inaugural Max Velocity Speed Summit in Ghana which is taking place prior to the 2023 African Games in the country's capital city of Accra.

Kwaku Ofosu-Asare, executive chair of the Accra 2023 African Games Organising Committee, has urged the hosts to focus on "other disciplines" and not just concentrate on football.

Rugby Africa officials have visited a new rugby stadium under construction in Accra for the African Games and insisted it will help Ghanaian rugby "take centre stage" and inspire other nations on the same path.

Ghana Handball Association (GHA) President Nii Lante Bannerman says the organisation is committed to the promotion and development of the sport in the country prior to its hosting of the African Games next year.

The Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta met with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington, District of Columbia, in the build-up to the delayed African Games in Accra, and was encouraged by the results.

Accra Sports Stadium, due to play host next year for Ghana’s staging of the 13th African Games, has seen the launch of the tenth edition of the Ghana Fastest Human (GFH) initiative.

Accra 2023 African Games executive chairman Kwaku Ofosu-Asare helped Azumah Nelson wipe away the tears after the Ghanaian boxing great laid his late mother to rest.

Officials from the Ghana Tennis Federation (GTF) have visited the Borteyman Sports Complex construction site to inspect the progress in the build-up to the delayed African Games in Accra.