Accra Places 10th in Africa Ladies Golf

Ghana scored 531 gross to place 10th in the All Africa Ladies Challenge Golf championship which ended in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire last week.

Sudan won the competition with 463 gross, Kenya was second with 476 gross, with the third position going to Zambia on 497 gross while Burkina Faso placed fourth with 503 gross.

Nigeria was fifth with 506 gross, Zambia was sixth with 513 gross, Cote d'Ivoire was seventh with 519 gross, Botswana came eighth with 526 gross while Namibia placed ninth with 527 gross.

Swaziland, Tanzania and Gabon followed the 11th, 12th and 13th positions with 548 , 549 and 575 gross respectively.

The competition, which was sponsored by St. Andrew Golf Club of Scotland, the world's golf governing body, attracted 15 African countries.

Mrs Elizabeth Ezan, President of the Ghana Ladies Golf Union (GLGU) who led Ghana's delegation, told GNA in Accra on arrival on Saturday, that the Union would do everything possible to improve upon their performance in the next competition.

She appealed to corporate bodies and institutions to assist the Union in the form of sponsorships to enable the union realise its dream of winning the ultimate.

The next competition would be held in Namibia in 2004.