Kofi Ampeah Woode
As part of activities commemorating Ghana’s 68th Independence Anniversary celebrations, an international tennis competition was played between the Burma Camp Tennis Club (BCTC) and the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) Country Club of Nigeria, in which the Ghanaian club won all five games at 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 and 6-2.
The 11th edition of the annual IBB-BCTC International Tennis Friendly Tournament was held on Saturday 8 March 2025, at the BCTC Centre, Burma Camp, Accra, with scintillating tennis fixtures of singles, doubles and mixed duels.
The hottest fixture was one between Air Vice Marshall (AVM) Dr Felix Asante – Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS), Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), General Headquarters (GHQ), and Mr Patrick Barama Eta, which saw the former, digging deep into his tenacity to ward off the competitor on the BCTC clay court at 7-5.
Speaking in an interview, AVM F Asante, who is the President, BCTC, said the purpose of the international friendlies – which has a golf component between IBB Country Club and the Achimota Golf Club – is to share comradeship and brotherhood, beyond playing games, and has yielded bonds growing from strength to strength.
The annual international meet, which commenced in 2013, alternates in location between Accra and Abuja, in the months of March and October, when Ghana and Nigeria have their respective National Days.
Below is a list of members from BCTC and IBB present at the tourney:
AVM Dr Felix Nana Asante; Dr Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Ralph Ntumi (Rtd); Mr Edwin Asare Yeboah; deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Dr David Agyemang Adjem; Mr Charles Dodoo; Mr Kwasi Nkansa; Air Commodore (A/Cdre) A A Appiah (Rtd); Dr Patrick Banka; Ing Kwasi Danso; Abeiku Bentsi; Wing Commander (W/Cdr| Bawa; Colonel (Col) Amuzu, Ing George Aidoo;
Others are; Ing Kwame Nkrumah; Commodore Raymond Kyaano; Col Nyonam Ardy; AVM Sakib Kadri (Rtd); Mr Bart Simpson-Badu; Mr Akwasi Appiah-Nuamah; Miss Abinatu Odoi; Col Andy Awuni; Lt Col Ekow Hagan; Col Gyebi; Mr Dickson Addah; Mr Frederick Bediako-Mensah; Mr Cyril Gadegbeku; Honourable Boyoyo;
The rest are; Brigadier General (Brig Gen) Selorm Amengor; Miss Bissy Adjapong; Mr Arnold Mensah-Bonsu; Brig Gen George Adjei (Rtd); W/Cdr Larbie; Nana Mike Dadson; A/Cdre Joshua Mensah-Larkai – Commander, Air Force Base (AFB), Tamale; A/Cdre Eric Agyen-Frempon – Commander, AFB, Accra; A/Cdre Nana Adu-Gyamfi – Military Secretary, GAF.
For IBB, they are; Ambassador H Orjiakor; Mr Francis Ngozi Adigwe; AVM S Atawodi; Ukwu Ikunna Okorie; Obinali Ossi Agugua; Mr Olubunmi Usim Wilson; Mr Owraigbo Japhet Akpotiwoma; Mr Atusiubah Obianuju; Mr Austin Okwah; Mr Chris Okwudili Ndibe; Mr Allagh Emmanuel lorwuese; Mr Nwabueze Nduka Heasting;
Others are; Mr Aderibigbe Olasehinde; Mr Sowunmi Olabode Olalekan; Mr Yinusa Naheem Adio; AVM Biola Amodu; Mr Patrick Barama Eta; Mr Anthony Azubuike Areh; Madam Asomugha Elizabeth Ulunma; Mr Kayode Ahmodu; Mr Abiodun Jegede; Mr Chibueze Okoro; Mr Ibekwe Anthony lloegbunam; Mr Umar Innocent Gamboro.
By Kofi Ampeah-Woode
