ICC honours Ghana Cricket Association President
By Michael Okuley
President of the Ghana Cricket Association (GCA), Mr Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah Asare has been honoured by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the Annual General Meeting of the Council in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Mr Asare was honoured with the Long Service Award for his dedication to the promotion and growth of the game in Ghana and the continent.
His trophy was offered to him by Mr. Lmram Khwaja, ICC Associate Nations Chair and Vice Chairman of ICC Board who acknowledged the efforts made by Mr Asare to develop the game in Ghana.
Mr. Emmanuel Asare ‘s selfless dedication and dedication to the sport of cricket in Ghana and Africa spans properly over 20years and through this era he has served the sport in numerous capacities.
Speaking to media after this recognition, an elated Emmanuel thanked his Board Members for the unflinching assist and dedication saying “I might not have obtained this recognition with out the assist of my board and workers of the GCA. They have actually been a pillar for the successes we now have chalked.”
He began his affiliation with the Ghana Cricket in 1976 as a nationwide staff participant and moved on to develop into a nationwide umpire after which Team Manager of the nationwide staff. He then rose to develop into the Vice President and of the GCA and subsequently elected President of the Association.
Within these intervals, he acted as Chairperson for the Africa Cricket Association (ACA), NVAM Africa Representative. Member, Drafting of Legislative Instrument for the National Sports Authority (Act 934 of 2016) and a Member, Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC)
As the Head of P.E Department in Achimota School, his initiative to incorporate females within the Annual Inter-House Cricket Competition in 1989 supplied the muse for feminine cricket growth in Ghana.
Under his management, GCA in collaboration with ICC introduced the Cricket World Cup Trophy Tour to Ghana in 2022, for the primary time within the historical past of the game.
The GCA adopted up with cricket changing into a sports activities code for the primary time since 1965 within the thirteenth African Games which efficiently befell in Ghana in March 2024.
Additionally, GCA has constructed turf wickets for the use in Ghana (2023). This is a exceptional achievement contemplating cricket has been performed in Ghana since colonial occasions on synthetic wickets
Again, the GCA has improved the infrastructure to reinforce the promotion and growth of the Game within the nation and efficiently lobbied for the inclusion of Cricket within the Ghana Education Services curriculum of Colleges of Education for trainer preparation.
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