National Sports Authority (NSA) Director General, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, has stated that the ABSA Black Star Marathon has come to stay and will get better.
He made this statement on the sidelines of the 2025 edition of the marathon held at the Black Star Square in Ghana’s capital, Accra, on Saturday, July 26.
The event had recreational runners, para-athletes and professional marathon runners compete in various forms of marathon racing while covering race courses that run through the capital city.
President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, headlined the event and in his speech delivered at the opening ceremony, he stated that the competition will be added to Ghana’s Tourism Calendar moving forward. (Click highlighted text to read full story)
📸 #AbsaBlackStarMarathon — @JDMahama showed up and showed support! 🇬🇭
From flag-offs to motivation, he was right at the heart of it all.
📸 Swipe to see moments from Black Star Square.🎥 https://t.co/31EKUSocGS#ChannelOneTV @AbsaGhana pic.twitter.com/C9Pw5wyYak
— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) July 26, 2025
On his part, the NSA Director-General highlighted the benefits of staging such a competition in Ghana hence the need to maintain it and grow it.
“We have a wide variety of participants, it’s really good to see. This marathon is definitely here to stay and it will get better and better. Beyond the race itself, the ecosystem of sports [around the event] is really vibrant” he said.
Scroll down to watch highlights of the 2025 ABSA Black Star Marathon
“This marathon is definitely here to stay, and it will get better and better”
NSA Director-General, Yaw Ampofo-Ankrah speaking at the 2025 edition of the #AbsaBlackStarMarathon#CitiSports pic.twitter.com/OmsuG3vNb8
— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) July 26, 2025
“Every disabled person is a winner”
Ernest Afriyie, who came first in the 10km wheelchair for women, with an inspiring message for anyone living with a disability #CitiSports | #AbsaBlackStarMarathon pic.twitter.com/pUCNaCV1s0
— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) July 26, 2025
📸🔥 #AbsaBlackStarMarathon — A champion in every sense 💪🏽🔥
Our 10km male para-athlete finisher gave it everything — and then some.
Respect. 📸 Swipe to witness greatness.🎥 https://t.co/31EKUSocGS#ChannelOneTV @AbsaGhana pic.twitter.com/QcHfgvnF3H
— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) July 26, 2025
