The Seven Great Princes Academy schools in Dansoman and Lartebiorkorshie are all set for a thrilling four-day sports festival which will take place at the El-Wak Sports Stadium and the Dansoman branch of the school.
The festival, which will kick off on February 6 and run until February 9, will showcase a variety of indoor sporting disciplines including Fill-in-the-bottle, spoon and lime, sack race, tug-of-war, musical chairs, table tennis, basketball, and Scrabble at the Dansoman campus.
The El-Wak Sports Stadium will kick off the festival with football and athletics competitions, featuring both boys and girls soccer matches as well as various track and field events such as the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 4x100m, and 4x400m races.
Mr Theophilus Armah, the school’s director of sports, emphasized the prominence of basketball and table tennis events at the Dansoman campus while stating, “We are looking at starting the year strong with sporting activities, to make the students fit, healthy, and to foster talents for the national cause.”
He further explained that the festival will also serve as an occasion to celebrate the upcoming African Games, which will be hosted by Ghana in March, adding, “Awards, trophies, and certificates will be awarded to deserving winners.”
This annual event will see the El-Wak Stadium hosting the first two days of the festival, while the remaining two days will be hosted at the Dansoman branch of the school. The festival promises to be an opportunity for students to showcase their athletic skills and passion for various sports while fostering a healthy and competitive spirit within the school community.
