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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Seasons

2 January 2007

2 January 2008

21 December 2008

21--22 December 2009

22-23 December 2010

2011-2012 (Sprite Ball @ 5)

2012/2013

2014

2015

2016

2016/2017 (Sprite Ball @ 400)

Boys Winners

SEASON	WINNER	FIRST RUNNER-UP	SECOND RUNNER-UP
2007^[6]	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^[7]	Mfantsipim School^[8]	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.^[9] They were also banned indefinitely from the competition.^[10]

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

References

^ "EUROBASKET NEWS". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "Sprite Ball Beckons!!". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ larryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ larryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "Sprite Ball - Basket Ball Ghana". Basket Ball Ghana. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "Sprite Basket Ball Winners - iRep My School". iRep My School. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "Wesley Girls, Opoku Ware wins Sprite Ball Championship". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "Wesley Girls, Opoku Ware wins Sprite Ball Championship". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "No winner for 2020 Sprite Ball after KETABUSCO stripped off title". Basket Ball Ghana. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^ "Sprite Ball: KETABUSCO banned indefinitely and stripped off title". Graphic Online. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^ larryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ larryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

External links

[1] (official website)

[1] "EUROBASKET NEWS". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[2] "Sprite Ball Beckons!!". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[3] rryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[4] rryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[5] "Sprite Ball - Basket Ball Ghana". Basket Ball Ghana. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[6] "Sprite Basket Ball Winners - iRep My School". iRep My School. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[7] "Wesley Girls, Opoku Ware wins Sprite Ball Championship". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[8] "Wesley Girls, Opoku Ware wins Sprite Ball Championship". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[9] "No winner for 2020 Sprite Ball after KETABUSCO stripped off title". Basket Ball Ghana. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[10] "Sprite Ball: KETABUSCO banned indefinitely and stripped off title". Graphic Online. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[11] rryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[12] rryehu (29 December 2016). "Sprite Ball championship is the NBA in Ghana". Ghanadailies.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

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