"to a charity helping to save the snow leopard from extinction. Canadian musician Ashley MacIsaac also wrote a charity single, ""Dreams"", to benefit Nkrumah-Acheampong and his charitable efforts. In addition to the Canadian musicians Matthew Harder of the band House of Doc and Geoffrey Kelly, Vince Ditrich and Tobin Frank of the band Spirit of the West, Nkrumah-Acheampong himself took part in the recording by playing traditional Ghanaian percussion instruments. The single, credited to The Parallel Band, was released to iTunes on 19 February 2010. Nkrumah-Acheampong is married to his wife Sena. She works as a secretary at the Open"
"Ghana at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ghana competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The country's participation at the Games marked its Winter Olympics debut, although it had competed at the Summer Olympics since 1952. The delegation for the 2010 Winter Games consisted of a single alpine skier, Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, also known as the ""Snow leopard"". He was also the nation's flag bearer in the Parade of Nations. Nkrumah-Acheampong did not win any medals, finishing behind his fellow African, Samir Azzimani of Morocco. Ghana first participated in a Summer Olympic Games as the Gold Coast at"
"the 1952 Games in Helsinki, Finland. They participated on 12 occasions prior to 2010, winning four medals along the way; three in boxing and a bronze medal in 1992 for the football team. In 2010, the nation made their Winter Olympics debut in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They sent a single alpine skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, who was also selected to be the flag bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. The sole Ghanaian athlete at the Games, Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, competed in the men's slalom. Known as the ""Snow leopard"", Nkrumah-Acheampong was born in Glasgow, Scotland and raised"
"in Accra, Ghana. He moved to England in 2000, and learnt to ski at the ski slope in Milton Keynes after being hired as a receptionist there. He joined the international skiing circuit in 2005, becoming the first black African to do so. In 2009, he qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics, scoring 137.5 International Ski Federation points, within the required range of 120–140 points. He previously attempted to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Nkrumah-Acheampong was one of three African skiers at the 2010 Winter Games, alongside Samir Azzimani of Morocco, and Leyti Seck of Senegal. Nkrumah-Acheampong only received"
"Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong participated in the 2010 edition in Vancouver. Frimpong was the first Olympian from West Africa to participate in the skeleton event as well as the first black Olympian to represent an African country in the sport. While the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) secured a monthly $1,500 allowance for Frimpong, Ghanaian chef de mission Ahmed looked for corporate sponsors to fund an additional $57,000 needed for Ghana's participation in the Games and reasoned that the Ghanaian government was already burdened due to time constraints. Local firm, ""Cocoa from Ghana"" donated $25,000 to the GOC. The following is the list"
"and say it's possible."" He was listed by ""Time"" as one of the 25 Winter Olympians to watch during the games, and he was placed as a 500–1 shot for the gold medal. In the slalom, Nkrumah-Acheampong registered times of 1:09:08 and 1:13:52 in his two runs, resulting in a final position of 47th overall. This was one place behind Azzimani of Morocco. Ghana at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ghana competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The country's participation at the Games marked its Winter Olympics debut, although it had competed at the Summer Olympics"
"the Stade de Slalom, Meribel. He later became a slalom skier also, recording his best results in the discipline, where speed and agility is of paramount importance. In 2005, Nkrumah-Acheampong attempted to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. However, he failed to arrive at the qualifying stages being held in Iran because his flight was grounded in Amsterdam, Netherlands because of icing on its wings. In 2009, Nkrumah qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics of 2010, scoring 137.5 International Ski Federation points, within the qualifying range of 120 to 140 points. Nkrumah-Acheampong took part in the men's"
"slalom where he finished 53rd out of 102 competitors, 54 of whom finished the race. Nkrumah-Acheampong is supporting projects to promote winter sports in Ghana. He set up the Ghanaian Winter Olympic Association, and he has gotten government backing to build Ghana's first artificial ski slope, which he plans to build in the Akuapem Hills of Mamfe. This slope is planned to be finished in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Nkrumah-Acheampong is also supporting a range of charities, including Sabre, a British charity working in Ghana which builds schools in deprived areas. He also donates any spare sponsorship money"
"Akwasi Frimpong Akwasi Frimpong (born 11 February 1986) is a Dutch-Ghanaian sprinter, bobsledder, and skeleton athlete who has won four bronze, four silver, and eight gold medals in various national and international sport events. Frimpong, who was raised in Ghana, moved to the Netherlands at the age of 8 and started running when he was 15. In 2003, he became the Dutch National Junior Champion in the 200 meter sprints, which earned him the nickname ‘GoldenSprint.’ Frimpong participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics representing Ghana in the skeleton. Frimpong spent his first eight years in a small one-room home in"
"of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Ghana qualified one male skeleton athlete. This marked the country's Winter Olympics debut in the sport. Ghana at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ghana competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Netherlands-based Akwasi Frimpong was the country's sole athlete, competing in the skeleton event. Jerry Shaib Ahmed was the chef de mission of the Ghanaian delegate to the 2018 Winter Olympics. Netherlands-based Akwasi Frimpong was the sole athlete who qualified for the skeleton event of the Games by virtue of ranking within"
"Kofi Kingston (born Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah), who is wrestling on the Smackdown brand. Also is Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong who competed in the Vancouver Winter Olympics. There has also been quite a few quality boxers produced such as Azumah Nelson a three time world champion, Nana Yaw Konadu also a three time world champion, Ike Quartey, as well as boxers Joshua Clottey and IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko. Culture of Ghana Ghana is a country of 28.21 million people, comprising many native groups, such as: English is the official language, but the indigenous Twi of the Ashantis, the Fante language, Frafra, Dangme, Ga,"
"Ghana at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ghana competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Netherlands-based Akwasi Frimpong was the country's sole athlete, competing in the skeleton event. Jerry Shaib Ahmed was the chef de mission of the Ghanaian delegate to the 2018 Winter Olympics. Netherlands-based Akwasi Frimpong was the sole athlete who qualified for the skeleton event of the Games by virtue of ranking within the top 60 of International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation's mid-January 2018 rankings. He became the second Ghanaian to participate in the Winter Olympics after alpine skier"
"in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. No Senegalese athlete had ever won a medal at a Winter Games. In two out of the three initial appearances, the country was represented by a single alpine skier, Lamine Guèye, with the exception of 1992 when Alphonse Gomis also competed. In 2006, fellow skier Leyti Seck was the national teams sole athlete. Seck, a German-born athlete of dual Austrian/Senegalese nationality, finished in 55th place in the super-G at the 2006 Games, but not finishing in the Men's slalom or giant slalom. For the 2010 Games, he was once again named as his nation's flag"
"partial funding from the Ghana Olympic Committee, allowing him to travel to Vancouver, but not covering the travel costs of his support team. When bookmaker Paddy Power discovered the situation, they paid for his manager, coach and physiotherapist to travel to Canada to help his preparation for the Olympics. Nkrumah-Acheampong also sought individual sponsorship for the spots on his leopard spotted ski race suit. He said ""Some people were sceptical, others just did not believe that it was possible to train in such a short period of time and try and qualify, but I think now I can stand up"
"Yahyah Muhammad, an Accra-based leading businessman 10. Amma Boampong, a London-based a nursing consultant 11. Asafo-Agyei, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsuta-Kwamang-Beposo Constituency 12. Asamua Frimpong (Joe Tex), an ex-member of the senior national football team of Ghana, the Black Stars and Enyimba International Football Club, Nigeria 13. Boadi-Amponim Baah (1981 year group of Nsutaman Catholic Secondary School), an educationist and traditional ruler 14. Brefo Takyiawa(1981 year group of Nsutaman Catholic Secondary School), a former class one football referee, educationist and electoral expert 15. Daniel Kwame Manu, a retired senior mental health expert and consultant 16. David Kwame Brefo,"
"be allowed to represent Senegal. Guèye was the first black African to compete at the Winter Games; South Africa became the first African nation to compete at a Winter Games, in 1960, but with an all-white team under apartheid. The sole Senegalese athlete at the Games, Lamine Guèye, competed in the men's downhill and giant slalom. He compared arriving at the athletes village to being a ""kid in Disneyland"", and said that he was welcomed by everyone at the Games. He entered the stadium during the Parade of Nations in the opening ceremony as the Senegalese flag bearer sandwiched between"
"option) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Kwame released his first solo album ""Boshe Ba"" (Promised Child) in 2004, just after the breakup of the Akyeame band. He followed in 2008 with ""Manwesem"" (My Poetry) and in 2011 with ""The Clinic"", launched at the Aphrodisiac Night Club in Accra. In 2012 he launched ""The Versatile Show"" (""Konfanko""). Okyeame Kwame has helped to discover native African talents by working as a judge on music reality shows in Ghana and has also acted in Ghanaian films ""Ties That Bind"", ""The Comforter"" and ""Amsterdam Diary"". Kwame has been married since"
"of the country's many autochthonous languages. Also, he is a Christian and goes to church on a regular basis. Kwame Attram Kwame Attram (born 10 January 1989 in Ghana) is a Ghanaian professional footballer striker. Back in 2013, Attram joined Swazi side Pigg's Peak Black Swallows following his stint in Vietnam. Sealing a move from Congolese side Sportive Bazano to Zanaco F.C. in 2016, Attram settled well, satisfying his goal-to-game ratio with a brace against Napsa Stars while coming off the bench. Clinching the 2016 Zambian Premier League title with Zanaco, the midfielder targets a call-up to the Ghana national"
"bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. The sole Senegalese athlete at the Games, Leyti Seck, competed in both the men's giant slalom and men's slalom. He was one of three African skiers at the Vancouver Olympics, alongside Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong from Ghana and Samir Azzimani of Morocco. Seck failed to complete his first run of the slalom, and so did not take part in a second run. For the giant slalom, he recorded times of 1:32.32 and 1:33.82, finishing some 28.31 combined seconds behind the gold medalist, Carlo Janka of Switzerland, but one place ahead of Azzimani."
"maintain friendly relations among its members and national and international stakeholders. In addition to this, the federation also works to defend the sporting interests of its members and support them in representing their interests to the local and international authorities. Frimpong has worked in partnership with Nike, Kalenji, and Eurotech Group. He was also the face of Acai Action, a non-carbonated energy drink produced by Neways. Akwasi Frimpong Akwasi Frimpong (born 11 February 1986) is a Dutch-Ghanaian sprinter, bobsledder, and skeleton athlete who has won four bronze, four silver, and eight gold medals in various national and international sport events."
"an unprecedented ten times since 2012 when he came onto the national scene. SWAG Male Athlete:2012, 2015 Ghana-Ethiopian Airlines Athletes 2015 John Ampomah John Ampomah (born 11 July 1990 in Konongo) is a Ghanaian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He is currently attending Middle Tennessee State University and is part of the university's track and field team. Ampomah represented Ghana at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was the captain of the Ghanaian team in Rio. Ampomah came onto the scene up 2012, pulverizing the 19-year old national record with a throw of 69.00m in"
"Ethiopia at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ethiopia sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 12–28 February 2010. Ethiopia was making its second appearance in a Winter Olympics, and like four years prior, the only athlete sent to compete was cross-country skier Robel Teklemariam. Teklemariam finished 93rd in the 15 kilometre freestyle event. Ethiopia first competed in the Summer Olympics at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia. With the exceptions of 1976, 1984, and 1988, the nation has competed in every Summer Olympics since then. Ethiopia made their debut at the Winter"
"overall in 74th place, while in the slalom his runs were of 1:00.43 and 1:02.00 in length, with Azzimani coming in 44th place. This placed him ahead of Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong of Ghana, who finished in 47th place in the slalom, but one place behind Leyti Seck of Senegal in the giant slalom. Morocco at the 2010 Winter Olympics Morocco competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The country's participation at Vancouver marked its fifth appearance at a Winter Olympics since its debut in 1968; no athlete had won any medals. The 2010 delegation consisted of a"
"Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics Georgia participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It marked the fifth time since gaining independence that Georgia sent a delegation, though it had previously competed since 1952 as a member of the Soviet Union. Eight athletes competed in three sports, with none of them winning a medal. On the day of the opening ceremony, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in an accident while practicing for the games. Three athletes competed in skiing events: Iason Abramashvili and Jaba Gelashvili in both men's giant slalom and slalom, and Nino Tsiklauri in"
"Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah PC (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician and revolutionary. He was the first prime minister and president of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An influential advocate of Pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organisation of African Unity and winner of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962. After twelve years abroad pursuing higher education, developing his political philosophy, and organising with other diasporic pan-Africanists, Nkrumah returned to the Gold Coast to begin his political career as an advocate of national independence. He formed"
"2009 and the Ghana Movie Awards 2010. He recently starred as the President of Ghana in Award-winning director Shirley Frimpong Manso's acclaimed political drama series ""Shampaign"". He was commissioned in 2013 to write two biopics on two of Africa's best known heroes and is currently writing a third biopic on the life of Ghana's first President Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. In June 2011, he was named as the Best Television Programme Director in Ghana at the Radio and Television Personality Awards 2011. In 1987, he won the best Actor Award for his role in Martin Owusu's ""The Story Ananse Told"""
"Algeria at the 2010 Winter Olympics Algeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, held between 12–28 February 2010. The country's participation at Vancouver marked its third appearance at a Winter Olympics since its debut in 1992. The delegation consisted of a single cross-country skier, Mehdi-Selim Khelifi. Khelifi competed in the 15 kilometre freestyle event, and finished in 84th place Algeria made its Winter Olympic Games debut at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. The country was absent from the next three Winter Olympics, returning 14 years later for the 2006"
"Kwame Pianim Andrews Kwame Pianim is a celebrated Ghanaian business economist and investment consultant. After ten years as a political prisoner, he made a 1996 bid to run for the presidency of Ghana. Switching gears, he found success as a businessman in Accra. Kwame Pianim attended Achimota School for his secondary education. He holds a B.A. Double Honours in Economics and Political Science from the University of New Brunswick, Canada (1963) and M.A. in Economics from Yale University (1964), USA. He is married to a Dutch woman named Cornelia Pianim. Their youngest son Elkin Kwesi Pianim (born 1970), a Vassar"
"Ghana at the Olympics Ghana first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, when it was known by the colonial name of Gold Coast. The nation has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then, missing the 1956 Games, boycotting the 1976 Games in protest of the participation of New Zealand (who still had sporting links with apartheid South Africa), and joining the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Ghana participated in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in Vancouver in 2010. Ghanaian athletes have won a total of four Olympics medals, three (two"
"of the WFP raising funds for children. He was the vice chairman of the Greater Accra region of Musiga , and is constantly involved in numerous campaigns with Musiga to educate and unite the musicians of Ghana. Tic (musician) Nana Kwaku Okyere Duah popularlly known as TiC and formerly Tic Tac is an award-winning hiplife musician originally from Kwamo, a suburb in the Ashanti Region in Ghana. He first began performing in 1997 with a group called 'Natty Strangers' along with his best friend Bessem Bikhazi (famously known as Cold Sweat. After becoming the most eagerly awaited group in Ghana,"
"at the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan. It was the second nation from Africa to take at a Winter Paralympics, after the appearances of Uganda at the 1976 and 1980 Games. On both occasions, Uganda was represented by Tofiri Kibuuka, who was the first African competitor at a Winter Paralympics. When South Africa debuted in 1998, their sole competitor, Bruce Warner, became the second African to compete at a Winter Paralympics. He would continue to compete for the nation for the following four Winter Paralympics, until the 2010 Games. The sole South African athlete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, Bruce"
"Kwame Attram Kwame Attram (born 10 January 1989 in Ghana) is a Ghanaian professional footballer striker. Back in 2013, Attram joined Swazi side Pigg's Peak Black Swallows following his stint in Vietnam. Sealing a move from Congolese side Sportive Bazano to Zanaco F.C. in 2016, Attram settled well, satisfying his goal-to-game ratio with a brace against Napsa Stars while coming off the bench. Clinching the 2016 Zambian Premier League title with Zanaco, the midfielder targets a call-up to the Ghana national football team. In view of the fact that he plays in Zambia, the Ghanaian knows some basic Nyanja, one"
"2009 to Annica Nsiah-Apau and they have two children together, Sir Kwame Bota and Sante Antwiwaa. His two younger brothers are also rappers, using the stage names Flowking Stone and Kunta Kinte. The two are collectively known as Bradez. Okyeame Kwame founded in 2009 the Okyeame Kwame Foundation, to raise public awareness on hepatitis B and to provide screening, prevention and education to mitigate the disease in Ghana, backed by MTN Ghana and the MDS-Lancet Laboratories. Periodic screening and vaccination campaigns are held throughout Ghana, attended by hundreds of people who receive free vaccines. In 2014, he staged the Celebrity"