African Sports Monthly Vol I. Issue II February 2018 | Page 18

GHANA SHINES
AT FIRST AFRICAN
MUAY THAI
CHAMPIONSHIP
IN MOROCCO
By Sammy Heywood Okine
Ghana was represented by six
fighters from the Pro Fighting
Factory Ghana at the first
African Muay Thai
Championship in Kenitri,
Morocco from December 12
to 19, 2017. Out of 17 African
nations that participated,
Ghana placed third with all its
representatives reaching the
medal zone. Stephen Bruce
won silver in the 57kg
category, Daniel Boateng who
was adjudged the best
performer got bronze at the
54kg and Isaac Commey got
bronze in the 71kg weight
class. The others who all got
bronze are Jonathan Euro at
the 80kg, Ebenezer Adjei at
75kg and Francis Dodoo at
68kg. 
Lawrence Nyanyo Nmai who
led the Ghanaian contingent
and sponsored the tour said
the tournament was very
insightful, affording them to
know the current trends in
Kickboxing; which is now
known as Muay Thai, and the
new developments in the
sport. Nmai who is a world
champion based in
Switzerland, a well known top
trainer said the Ghanaians
lacked some basic skills and
could have gotten gold medals
at the tournament. He said
handling the team single
handedly is not easy and
appealed to the government
of Ghana to invest into
disciplines that can earn the
nation medals and trophies.