Cocoa from Ghana has announced that they will financially support Ghanaian-Dutch skeleton athlete Akwasi Frimpong for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
This comes as a massive boost for Akwasi Frimpong who is on the verge of making history as the first Ghanaian athlete to represent his country in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Skeleton. Born and raised in Ghana, Akwasi moved to the Netherlands when he was eight. The athlete didn’t start running until he was 15, but when he did, he never looked behind.
Determined to represent his country at the most prestigious sport events, Akwasi worked hard, and it was his untiring passion and continuous efforts that earned him the nickname ‘GoldenSprint’. Today, Akwasi is the proud winner of 4 bronze, 4 silver, and 8 gold medals at various local and international sport events.
Although he only made his debut as a skeleton athlete in 2016, Frimpong already possesses the 95th place on the world ranking list. If he manages to reach the top 60 in January, he will qualify for Pyeongchang 2018. This would make Frimpong the second Ghanaian athlete ever to participate in the Winter Olympics. Previously, alpine skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong represented Ghana during Vancouver 2010.
As a ‘Right to Play’ ambassador – the charity that uses sport and play to improve the lives of children in developing countries and conflict areas – it is Frimpong’s mission to inspire Ghanaian youth with his athletic achievements and skeleton races.
And to support his dreams and aspirations, Cocoa from Ghana has agreed to finance Frimpong on his way to the Winter Olympics, which takes place from 9 to 25 February 2018.
The new sponsorship comes in the wake of Cocoa from Ghana’s sponsorship of the West African Football Academy, which secured a second place in the Ghana Premier League just this year.
