Aburi Girls’ to end  Inter-House Sports celebration with Basketball Championship 

Aburi Girls’ Senior High School will conclude its annual Inter-House Sports Week celebrations with a basketball championship on Friday, February 21, at the Lower Court of the school.

This four-day event, organized under the guidance of Headmistress Madam Wilhelmina Obuobisa-Atakora, will see all eight houses, namely Aberdeen, Barradale, Chapel,

Edinburgh, Irene Anderson, Kilsyth, Royal Park, and Sylvia Asempa Houses are competing for honours in disciplines, including track and field events, handball, volleyball, netball, and basketball.

The championship aimed at helping select a strong team in preparation to defend the “Beposo Hann, Nyame Ne Hene” flag at upcoming sports competitions among second-cycle institutions in the Eastern region this year.

According to the organisers, the basketball competition will be played according to FIBA rules.

Former student of the school and current treasurer of the Ghana Basketball Association (GBA), Madam Aurora Commodore-Toppar, will be the special guest at the basketball event on Friday.

Madam Commodore-Toppar, a former basketball player for the school, expressed her intention to reunite with her former teammates to collaborate with the school administration in revitalizing the sport.

“Aburi Girls was well-known for its basketball prowess in the Eastern Region during the late 90s and early 2000s. We won the Eastern regional championships in 2000, showcasing our strength back then,” she recalled.

She noted that the standards have declined over the past decade and emphasised the need for alumni to come together to support the school with infrastructure improvements that would encourage more students to participate in basketball.

Defending champions of the basketball competition Aberdeen House will face off against Irene Anderson, while Edinburgh House takes on Sylvia Asempa House. Kilsyth will battle Barradale, and Royal Park will compete against Chapel House in the preliminary rounds.

By Raymond Ackumey