Ghana’s Abdul Wahib Omar will kick off Team Ghana’s boxing campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow when he takes on England’s Patris Mughalzai in the men’s 65kg preliminary round on Friday, July 24, 2026, at 6:45 pm.
Omar will be the first of 10 Ghanaian boxers representing the country at the Games, with the Black Bombers and Black Hitters aiming to add to Ghana’s rich boxing tradition by securing medals in Glasgow.
The boxing competition is being held at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Hall 5, where Ghana’s boxers will be hoping to make a strong start to their campaign.
The 32-year-old Ghanaian is scheduled to face 24-year-old England’s Patris Mughalzai on Friday, July 24. Mughalzai stands at 177cm, while Omar measures 175cm.
The bout marks Omar’s second appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having represented Ghana at Birmingham 2022.
On that occasion, he claimed a bronze medal after reaching the semi-finals, where he was defeated by Richarno Colin of Mauritania.
With that experience behind him, Omar will be aiming to go one step further—or at the very least match his podium finish—as he begins his Glasgow 2026 campaign.
Attention will then turn to teammate Amadu Mohammed, who is scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. in the men’s 55kg Round of 16 at the same venue.
Amadu receives a bye into the Round of 16 and will face the winner of the preliminary-round contest between England’s Thomas Teers and Eriu Temakau in the Round of 32.
