Team Ghana wrapped up a stellar performance at the 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone II Championships with an impressive haul of 69 medals, as the three-day competition concluded on Sunday, October 5, at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.
The host nation’s junior swimmers, a 12-member team, claimed second place overall with 43 medals — narrowly trailing Senegal, who topped the table with 31 medals, including 11 golds compared to Ghana’s 10.
Nigeria followed in third with 32 medals, also securing 10 golds.
Junior Standouts
Benin’s Lonnah Eliane Douillet was named Best Female Junior Swimmer, winning seven medals — six of them gold.
Ghana’s Lea El Haj finished second with five medals (three gold), while Jada Yankey came third, earning 11 medals, including two golds.
On the boys’ side, Nigeria’s Aidan Dumuje-Abilli was crowned Best Male Junior Swimmer, taking home eight medals (six gold).
He was followed by Senegal’s Nael Lamine Vision with seven medals (four gold), and Ghana’s Kal-El Ntiamoah, who earned five medals, including two golds.
Ghana’s junior success was powered by standout 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.
Senior Category Dominance
In the senior division, Ghana topped the medal table with 26 medals — 13 gold, 7 silver, and 6 bronze — ahead of Senegal (36 medals, 12 gold) and Benin (8 medals).
Senegal’s Oumy Diop was named Best Female Swimmer, after claiming 11 medals, including nine golds.
Ghana’s Joselle Mensah took second place with five medals (three gold), while Noelie Lacour of Gabon earned third with 11 medals, including one gold.
Ghana’s senior team featured strong performances from:
Abeku Jackson, Harry Stacey, Ivan Snowden, Christian Nortey, Ebenezer Osabutey, Titus Ankrah, Joselle Mensah, and Nubia Adjei.
Regional Impact
The 2025 championships brought together athletes from 16 West and Central African nations and marked the second consecutive year Ghana hosted the prestigious event at the world-class Borteyman facility.
Importantly, this year’s tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2026 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) in Beijing.
