{"id":27031,"date":"2026-01-07T16:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/?p=27031"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:38:36","slug":"caa-president-hamad-kalkaba-malboum-calls-on-goc-ahead-of-24th-african-senior-championship-in-accra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/caa-president-hamad-kalkaba-malboum-calls-on-goc-ahead-of-24th-african-senior-championship-in-accra\/","title":{"rendered":"CAA President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum calls on GOC ahead of 24th African Senior Championship in Accra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, President of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) on January 7, 2026 paid a courtesy call on the President of the Ghana Olympic Committee ahead of the African Athletics Championship slated for May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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