Hon. Alfred Nii Kotey Ashie. The Member of Parliament for the Odododiodoo Constituency has received and hailed the three amazing youth amateur boxers who represented Ghana and won Gold at the 2025 African Youth Boxing Championship in Conakry, Guinea.
Addressing them at his office in Parliament, he charged them to see this victory as a springboard to many assignments and opportunities coming up, such as the Youth Olympic Games and World Boxing events.
He cautioned Mathias Ashitey (Flyweight-51Kg), George Dowouna (Bantamweight-54Kg), and Desmond Pappoe (Middleweight-75Kg) to live exemplary lives as models and motivation to other youth in Ga Mashie.
The proud MP who was presented with the gold medals noted that it is another great feeling for them to come from his constituency and represent Ghana in an international tournament to achieve the ultimate, while acknowledging the dynamic role of the team leader and coach, Joseph Martey.
Hon.Ashie commended the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF) and the men in handling the Black Rockets, notably Vice President Alhaji Dauda Fuseni, Treasurer Mustapha Nettey, Solomon Otoo, 2nd Vice President, and Coach Charles Quarte, trainer of the entire team.
Coach Carl Lokko of Bronx Boxing Club, who accompanied the Rockets, also congratulated the squad and prayed that corporations will support Amateur Boxing if the government cannot do it, because the talent abounds.
The boxers promised to do their best to reach the highest and make the nation and themselves proud.
By Sammy Heywood Okine
