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Former Sports Minister, Nii Lante Vanderpuye has expressed belief that Ghana has the potential to become a better sporting nation in boxing than in football, following the recent discovery of talented young boxers from the northern part of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boxing has a rich history in Ghana, having produced legendary fighters like Azumah Nelson and David Kotey, who were primarily based in the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, according to Nii Lante, the emergence of boxers from the northern regions will boost the country’s chances of excelling at the highest levels in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have the potential to become much more better sports nation through boxing than in football,\u201d he said in an interview with JoySports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was so much into the Boxing League and I saw most of the boxers who were got had all come from the North. Northerners are naturally strong but it is the knowledge, skill, technique that they need to adopt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen you have somebody who is so much passionate, interested and you transfer knowledge, technique to the person and he gets that to compliment his natural strength, he is super.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Azumah Nelson is regarded as the greatest African boxer, having held the WBC Featherweight title and becoming a two-time Super-featherweight champion during his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
David Kotey, affectionately known as “D.K. Poison,” and Joseph Agbeko are among other prominent Ghanaian boxers who put the country on the world map in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, boxing in Ghana has experienced a downturn in recent years, with no world champion since Richard Commey\u2019s defeat to Teofimo Lopez in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The nation had no representation at the 2024 Olympic Games for the first time since 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same can be said for football, as the men’s national team have not qualified for the Olympics since the 2004 Athens edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The senior national team, the Black Stars, who have not won a major trophy since their 1982 Africa Cup of Nations title, were eliminated in the group stages of the last two editions of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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