{"id":17629,"date":"2026-04-07T17:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=17629"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:24:52","slug":"nsa-chief-pledges-full-backing-for-2026-ifbb-west-africa-championship-in-accra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=17629","title":{"rendered":"NSA chief pledges full backing for 2026 IFBB West Africa Championship in Accra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<nav class=\"pagenavigation\" aria-label=\"Page Navigation\">\n<\/nav>\n<figure class=\"article-full-image item-image float-none\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphic.com.gh\/images\/2026\/Apr\/07\/HAYE_YARTEY.jpg\" alt=\"Yaw Ampofo-Ankrah (right), DG of the NSA and Abdul Haye Yartey, GBFA President during the courtesy call\" class=\"caption\" title=\"Yaw Ampofo-Ankrah (right), DG of the NSA and Abdul Haye Yartey, GBFA President during the courtesy call\" width=\"444\" height=\"299\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"caption\">Yaw Ampofo-Ankrah (right), DG of the NSA and Abdul Haye Yartey, GBFA President during the courtesy call<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"createdby\" title=\"BY: Kwame Larweh\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Kwame Larweh<\/span>\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category-name\" title=\"Category: Sports News\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tSports News\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"published\" title=\"Date: Apr - 07 - 2026 , 13:13\"><br \/>\n\t<time datetime=\"2026-04-07T13:13:44+00:00\"><br \/>\n\t\tApr &#8211; 07 &#8211; 2026 , 13:13\t<\/time><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"read-time\" title=\"read time\">1 minute read<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Yaw Ampofo-Ankrah, has pledged his support for the Ghana Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (GBFA) as it prepares to host the 2026 International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) West Africa Championship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He gave the assurance when the Local Organising Committee (LOC), led by GBFA President Abdul Haye Yartey, paid a courtesy call to formally brief and invite him to the event.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ampofo-Ankrah commended the federation for its efforts and confirmed he would personally attend the championship.<\/p>\n<p>He also challenged the GBFA leadership to draw on their expertise and experience to deliver a high-quality event that would leave a lasting legacy.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Mr Abdul Haye Yartey promised an impressive show and urged the public to support the championship.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 IFBB West Africa Championship is scheduled for Friday, April 24, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at the National Theatre in Accra.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script nonce=\"MmEyYTE4YjU0ZTNkYTk5ODExYTIwODViZmQ4M2Y1YTBjNjcyOTg0NTA5ZGYzY2FmMDE1ZGY2MDc5OTEwYzYxMDY4MjU2ZTM2YjU3MGY5ZDhkNDQ4OTdkNzAxYWNhMDZjZmYxNjY4ZWMxYzE4ZGRjYTEyYzY5MmMwMWQwYTU2Njg=\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfbq('init', '289322398484155');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfbq('track', 'PageView');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphic.com.gh\/sports\/sports-news\/nsa-chief-pledges-full-backing-for-2026-ifbb-west-africa-championship-in-accra.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yaw Ampofo-Ankrah (right), DG of the NSA and Abdul Haye Yartey, GBFA President during the courtesy call Kwame Larweh Sports News Apr &#8211; 07 &#8211; 2026 , 13:13 1 minute read The Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Yaw Ampofo-Ankrah, has pledged his support for the Ghana Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (GBFA) as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17629","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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