Ghana National Volleyball Championships To Start Next Month

The Ghana national volleyball championship is expected to start in the northern sector in the first week of April and in May for the southern sector sportscrusader.com can reveal.

The northern zone which comprises of the Upper East, Upper West, Northern, Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions will see teams battle it out for the right to become champions in Wa where the championship will take place.

The southern sector also comprises of the Western, Central, Greater Accra, Eastern and Volta regions, will have their competition in Koforidua.

President of the Volleyball Association of Ghana (VAG) Paul Atchoe in an interview with sportscrusader.com said, “all is set for the northern zone championships in Wa, and, we expect a very encouraging participation this year as the popularity of the sport is growing nationwide”.

He also emphasized that the championships will help beef up the national team selection ahead of the Olympic qualifiers which will be taking place very soon.

 

Ghana National Volleyball Championships To Start Next Month

Ghana Volleyball Association to organise two major championships

The Ghana Volleyball Association (GVA) will organise two major competitions this year as part of efforts to develop and promote the game in the country.

Madam Christine Ashley, Secretary-General of the GVA told the SportsCrusader.com that the championship will in two zones; Northern and the Southern Zones.

She said the tournament, which kicks starts in  Northern Zone from the 1st-7th April, in Wa, in the Upper West Region, whilst the Southern Zones version has been fixed for June 1 to 7, 2016 in Koforidua, in the Easter Region.

She said “all is set for the upcoming games and the government has supported us with all the logistics, so we are counting on corporate Ghana for sponsorship as well”.

Ghana Volleyball Association to organise two major championships