UPSA SPORTS ROUND UP

Finally the semester has come to an end , there were some high points and low points in sports across the four corners of UPSA. First of all a big thanks to the UPSA sports directorate for seeing to the successful end of the competition. Here is a breakdown of all the action through-out the semester.

First we start off with football, the boys turned out in their numbers to ensure the competition was a success. There are 7 teams in the UPSA league however, TEAM GRASAG fell out at the start of the competition due to lack of preparation.  League commenced, 20^th February , 2015 with all 6 teams ready a fired up to annex this year’s bragging rights.  In all 14 matches were played between producing  31 goals , the league proved quiet entertain as per goal count , but the cheers from the ROYAL BOBO GROUP was what spared the boys to deliver. Marketing boys (BAMSA) proud to be the team to beat and really put up a challenge for the title and for me was the Fair play team of the league. They unfortunately ended the dreams when they lost to eventual winners Banking (BaFSA) two goals to one. That lose was enough to send Marketing boys hearts crushing, but as the saying “ one man’s meat is another man’s poison “ BaFSA however took that to their advantage to earn this year’s bragging right.     

For our female counter parts they failed to turn up again even though everything was in place to host their games. Again showing a lack of interest, or perhaps there’s not enough motivation for them?

TEAMS	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PT	POSTION
BANKING	5	2	2	1	7	6	+1	8	1ST
ACCT.	5	2	2	1	5	4	+1	8	2ND
MKT	5	2	1	2	5	4	+1	7	3RD
ADMIN	5	1	3	1	6	6	0	6	4TH
PROF.	5	1	3	1	4	4	0	6	5TH
INFO TECH.	5	0	3	2	4	4	-3	3	6TH
GRASAG

HERE ARE THEIR STANDINGS;

Basketball

Early at the start of this semester, we could smell all the good stuff TEAM UPSA’s Basketball team was cooking. Starting with the call-up of Coach Emmanuel Essel an experienced Coach in Ghana basketball , and also some successful friendly’s over Wisconsin and other schools just to get in shape for the UPAC Basketball games. Not to talk of the qualification to the UPAC finals, beating Central and Wisconsin in the Accra zone during the warm-up games.

These were all signs of good things to come for TEAM UPSA and UPSA sports enthusiast, I for once bet my last on UPSA to cause an upset in the tourney and even dreamt of holding my camera, capturing the moment. Sadly my dream didn’t see the light of day, Yes, even though we qualified for the Finals TEAM UPSA failed to represent some key players instrumental to Coach Emmanuel Essel’s Philosophy due to academics. Again it interfered with the sporting activities, which shouldn’t be the case. I personally fill the sports for credit agenda should be tackled with precision by the UPSA SRC to ensure UPSA not only competes but show up to the party with its very best, because if you really want to be the best you compete with the best.

It therefore resulted in UPSA’s poor showing at the tournament and our early exit; it was really a worry not only for Captain Delvin and his squad but also for Coach as one can only imagine the frustration on his face during the game and pressure put on the UPSA sports directorate trying so hard to make things work.

Well, let’s scrub all that and put it behind us, the UPAC games was however successful even for the highs and lows. Accra Polytechnic won their third successive UPAC tournament on a high note by beating KNUST in the final. Coach Brimah Lawal’s side managed a comeback after losing the first three quarters to win 57-40. As usual  A. Poly’s super stars  Farat , Romeo and Varanda were up to the task once again after some pep talks from the technical bench. This feat currently makes Accra Polytechnic the most successful in the tournament.

Looking into the future preparations for the main GUSA games are prepping up, also the Inter –departmental games will have an early kick-off this time around to ensure we have and even better and longer season this time around.