Team Ghana concluded their impressive showing at the 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone II Championships with a total of 69 medals as the three-day event came to an end on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.
The host nation’s Junior Team, comprising 12 swimmers, finished second overall with 43 medals — just behind Senegal, who topped the table with 31 medals, including 11 golds to Ghana’s 10.
Nigeria followed in third place with 32 medals, featuring 10 golds.
In the individual junior awards, Benin’s Lonnah Eliane Douillet was named Best Female Swimmer after collecting seven medals, six of them gold.
Ghana’s Lea El Haj placed second with five medals (three gold), while compatriot Jada Yankey earned 11 medals (two gold) to finish third.
On the boys’ side, Nigeria’s Aidan Dumuje-Abilli was crowned Best Male Junior Swimmer after claiming eight medals (six gold).
Nael Lamine Vision of Senegal followed with seven medals (four gold), and Ghana’s Kal-El Ntiamoah secured third place with five medals (two gold).
Ghana’s junior medal haul came courtesy of swimmers including Tamba Akin Boamah, Yamin Amankwah Boamah, Michael Crabbe-Mann, Kal-El Ntiamoah, Andre Nimoh, Johnson Gyarko, Kwasi Frimpong, Oduma Aba Agyei, Jada Yankey, Mercedes Abdallah, Yemen Bozuma Cornie, and Lea El Haj.
In the Senior category, Ghana emerged as the best team, winning 26 medals — 13 gold, 7 silver, and 6 bronze. Senegal came second with 36 medals (12 gold), while Benin finished third with 8 medals.
Senegal’s Oumy Diop was named Best Female Swimmer after an outstanding performance that earned her 11 medals, including nine golds.
Ghana’s Joselle Mensah took second place with five medals (three gold), followed by Noelie Lacour of Gabon, who won 11 medals, including one gold.
Ghana’s senior squad featured standout swimmers such as Abeku Jackson, Harry Stacey, Ivan Snowden, Christian Nortey, Ebenezer Osabutey, Titus Ankrah, Joselle Mensah, and Nubia Adjei.
The 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone II Championships, held from October 3 to 5, brought together swimmers from 16 countries across West and Central Africa.
It marked the second consecutive year Ghana has hosted the continental event at the state-of-the-art Borteyman facility.
This year’s competition also served as an official qualifier for the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m), scheduled to take place in Beijing in 2026.
