Sprite Ball Championship

The Sprite Ball Championship is an annual inter-high schools basketball tournament in Ghana. Its objective is to unearth talents and develop existing ones amongst the high schools in Ghana.[1][2] It is organized by the RiteSport, a sports management group in Ghana.[3]

History

The Sprite Ball Championship began on 2 January 1998 at the Aviation Social Center, Accra. It commenced with over thirty Senior High Schools participating in the competition.[3] Since its inception, it has been played in eight regions namely, Greater Accra . Ashanti, Western, Eastern, Brong Ahafo, Northern, Central and Volta regions. It has engaged over 300 Senior High Schools with an annual attendance of between 5,000-10,000 spectators.[4]

Seasons

Sources:[5][6][7]

2 January 2007

Boys Divisions

Achimota School won the championship, while St. Augustine's College finished as runners-up and Oda Senior High School placed third.

Girls Divisions

Winning team was St Mary's Senior High School while Runner up were not listed and Second runner up were not listed.

2 January 2008

Boys Divisions

Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School won the championship, while Achimota School finished as runners-up and SOS International Tema placed third.

Girls Divisions

Winning team was Wesley Girls Senior High School while Runner up were not listed and Second runner up were not listed.

21--22 December 2009

Boys Divisions

Winning team was Armed Forces Secondary Technical School while Runner up were Koforidua Secondary Technical School and Second runner up were Opoku Ware School.

Girls Divisions

Winning team was Sacred Heart Senior High School while Runner up were Wesley Girls High School and Second runner up were Insaaniya.

22-23 December 2010

Boys Divisions

Winning team was Mfantsipim School while Runner up were Prempeh College and Second runner up were Koforidua Secondary Technical School.

Girls Divisions

Winning team was Sacred Heart Senior High School while Runner up were Aggrey Memorial and Second runner up were Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School.

2011-2012 (Sprite Ball @ 5)

Boys Divisions

Winning team was Mfantsipim School while Runner up were Keta Senior High and Second runner up were Koforidua Secondary Technical School.

Girls Divisions

Winning team was Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School while Runner up were Tema Senior High and Second runner up were Sacred Heart Senior High.

2012/2013

Boys Divisions

Winning team was Mfantsipim School while Runner up were Koforidua Secondary Technical School and Second runner up were Ghana Secondary Technical School.

Girls Divisions

Winning team was Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School while Runner up were Tema Senior High and Second runner up were Sacred Heart Senior High.

2014

Boys Divisions

Winning team was Keta Senior High School while Runner up were Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School and Second runner up were Opoku Ware School.

Girls Divisions

Winning team was TI Amass while Runner up were Aggrey Memorial and Second runner up were Mfantseman Girls.

2015

Boys Divisions

Winning team was Mfantsipim School while Runner up were Keta Senior High and Second runner up were Opoku Ware School.

Girls Divisions

Winning team was TI Amass while Runner up were Aggrey Memorial and Second runner up were Mfantseman Girls.

2016

Boys Divisions

Winning team was St Augustine's College while Runner up were Mfantsipim School and Second runner up were Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary.

Girls Divisions

Winning team was Aggrey Memorial while Runner up were Accra Wesley Girls and Second runner up were TI Amass.

2016/2017 (Sprite Ball @ 400)

Boys Divisions

Winning team was Opoku Ware School while Runner up were Mfantsipim School and Second runner up were St. John's School, Sekondi.

Girls Divisions

Winning team was Wesley Girls Senior High School while Runner up were Kumasi Girls Senior High School and Second runner up were Aggrey Memorial.

2018

Boys Divisions

Winning team was Presbyterian Senior High School, Osu while Runner up were Mfantsipim School and Second runner up were Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary.

Girls Divisions

Winning team was Kumasi Girls Senior High School while Runner up were Accra Wesley Girls and Second runner up were Ahantaman Girls Senior High School.

2019

Boys Divisions

Winning team was Mfantsipim School while Runner up were West Africa Senior High School and Second runner up were Opoku Ware School.

2020

Girls Divisions

Winning team was Shama Senior High School while Runner up were St. Louis Senior High School and Second runner up were Kumasi Girls Senior High School.

Boys Winners

SEASON WINNER FIRST RUNNER-UP SECOND RUNNER-UP
2007[8] Achimota School St Augustine's College Oda Senior High School
2008 Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School Achimota School SOS International Tema
2009 Armed Forces Secondary Technical School Koforidua Secondary Technical School Opoku Ware School
2010 Mfantsipim School Prempeh College Koforidua Secondary Technical School
2011-2012 Mfantsipim School Keta Senior High Koforidua Secondary Technical School
2012/2013 Mfantsipim School Koforidua Secondary Technical School Ghana Secondary Technical School
2014 Keta Senior High School Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School Opoku Ware School
2015 Mfantsipim School Keta Senior High Opoku Ware School
2016 St Augustine's College Mfantsipim School Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary
2016/2017 Opoku Ware School[9] Mfantsipim School[9] St. John's School, Sekondi
2018 Presbyterian Senior High School, Osu Mfantsipim School Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary
2019 Mfantsipim School West Africa Senior High School Opoku Ware School

There was no winner for the 2020 edition as the winning school Keta Business College, fielded unqualified players. This resulted in them being stripped of the title after investigations exposed the irregularity.[10] They were also banned indefinitely from the competition.[11]

Girls Winners

SEASON WINNER FIRST RUNNER-UP SECOND RUNNER-UP
2007 St Mary's Senior High School
2008 Wesley Girls SeniorHigh School
2009 Sacred Heart Senior High School Wesley Girls High School Insaaniya
2010 Sacred Heart Senior High School Aggrey Memorial Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School
2011-2012 Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School Tema Senior High Sacred Heart Senior High
2012-2013 Aggrey Memorial St Mary's Senior High School Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School
2014 TI Amass Aggrey Memorial Mfantseman Girls
2015 TI Amass Aggrey Memorial Mfantseman Girls
2016 Aggrey Memorial Accra Wesley Girls TI Amass
2016/2017 Wesley Girls Senior High School Kumasi Girls Senior High School Aggrey Memorial
2018 Kumasi Girls Senior High School Accra Wesley Girls Ahantaman Girls Senior High School
2020 Shama Senior High School St. Louis Senior High School Kumasi Girls Senior High School

Sponsors

  • Coca-Cola Company Ghana[3]
  • Sprite Ghana[3]

References

  1. ↑ "EUROBASKET NEWS". www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sprite Ball Beckons!!". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 larryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sprite Ball - Basket Ball Ghana". Basket Ball Ghana. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sprite Ball Championship announced to return in 2024 - Radio Univers 105.7fm". 15 November 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sprite Ball 2018: Pope John defeat 2008 champs Legon Presec". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "High Schools Basketball Championship". sportanddev. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Sprite Basket Ball Winners - iRep My School". iRep My School. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Wesley Girls, Opoku Ware wins Sprite Ball Championship". Ghana Sports Online. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "No winner for 2020 Sprite Ball after KETABUSCO stripped off title". Basket Ball Ghana. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Sprite Ball: KETABUSCO banned indefinitely and stripped off title". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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