The Sprite Ball Championship is an annual inter-high schools basketball tournament in Ghana. Its objective is to unearth talents and develop existing ones amongst the high schools in Ghana.[1][2] It is organized by the RiteSport, a sports management group in Ghana.[3]
History edit
The Sprite Ball Championship began on 2 January 2007 at the Aviation Social Center, Accra. It commenced with over thirty Senior High Schools participating in the competition.[4] Since its inception, it has been played in eight regions namely, Greater Accra . Ashanti, Western, Eastern, Brong Ahafo, Northern, Central and Volta regions. It has engaged over 300 Senior High Schools with an annual attendance of between 5,000-10,000 spectators.[5]
Seasons edit
2 January 2007 edit
2 January 2008 edit
21 December 2008 edit
21--22 December 2009 edit
22-23 December 2010 edit
2011-2012 (Sprite Ball @ 5) edit
2012/2013 edit
2014 edit
2015 edit
2016 edit
2016/2017 (Sprite Ball @ 400) edit
Boys Winners edit
There was no winner for the 2020 edition as the winning school Keta Business College, fielded unqualified players. This resulted in them being stripped of the title after investigations exposed the irregularity.[9] They were also banned indefinitely from the competition.[10]
Girls Winners edit
SEASON | WINNER | FIRST RUNNER-UP | SECOND RUNNER-UP |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | St Mary's Senior High School | ||
2008 | Wesley Girls SeniorHigh School | ||
2009 | Sacred Heart Senior High School | Wesley Girls High School | Insaaniya |
2010 | Sacred Heart Senior High School | Aggrey Memorial | Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School |
2011-2012 | Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School | Tema Senior High | Sacred Heart Senior High |
2012-2013 | Aggrey Memorial | St Mary's Senior High School | Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School |
2014 | TI Amass | Aggrey Memorial | Mfantseman Girls |
2015 | TI Amass | Aggrey Memorial | Mfantseman Girls |
2016 | Aggrey Memorial | Accra Wesley Girls | TI Amass |
2016/2017 | Wesley Girls Senior High School | Kumasi Girls Senior High School | Aggrey Memorial |
2018 | Kumasi Girls Senior High School | Accra Wesley Girls | Ahantaman Girls Senior High School |
2020 | Shama Senior High School | St. Louis Senior High School | Kumasi Girls Senior High School |
Sponsors edit
References edit
- ^ "EUROBASKET NEWS". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Sprite Ball Beckons!!". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ larryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ larryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Sprite Ball - Basket Ball Ghana". Basket Ball Ghana. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Sprite Basket Ball Winners - iRep My School". iRep My School. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Wesley Girls, Opoku Ware wins Sprite Ball Championship". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Wesley Girls, Opoku Ware wins Sprite Ball Championship". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "No winner for 2020 Sprite Ball after KETABUSCO stripped off title". Basket Ball Ghana. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Sprite Ball: KETABUSCO banned indefinitely and stripped off title". Graphic Online. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ larryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ larryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
External links edit
- [1] (official website)