NAME	POSITION	TEL. NO.
Emmanuel Tetteh	Chairman	+233-(0)20-8132563
Patrick Anyidoho	Secretary General
Postal Address	P.O.Box 1272, Accra
Location	Ohene Djan Sports Stadium
Email	ghanajudoassociation2004@yahoo.com

HISTORY OF GHANA JUDO ASSOCIATION

Judo was introduced into Ghana in the early 1960’s by the late President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. It was introduced to numbers of the young pioneers club of Ghana. During this same time, some French expatiates working with CFAO open a dojo at their office in Accra.

FORMATION OF EARLY JUDO CLUBS

In 1960 Mr. Tony Turkson now a reverend minister opened a club in Accra at the National Arts Centre. Two other clubs were later opened at the police and Army training schools.

In 1973, a Japanese mission was in Ghana through the sponsorship of the Japan foreign ministry to demonstrate the art of Judo to Ghanaians. In 1974, the Japanese Mission sent another delegation as part of a cultural exchange programme. During this same period, three army personnels were sent to Britain for three months training. Two other police officers were sent to Kodokan, Japan for two years. Upon these happenings the Ghana Judo Association was formed. 

From the year 1974, Judo has become a recognized national sports and has developed over the years.

Organizations such as Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Japanese Embassy in Ghana as well as the French Embassy have helped in the development of the sports in the country. From 1976 – 2002, eleven Japanese coaches have helped the Ghana Judo Association to develop Judo. Some Ghanaians have also gotten the chance to study abroad. Two Ghanaians namely Andy Williams and Schandorf were in Egypt for 10 months and 6 months respectively. Over the years five Ghanaians have also been to Japan to study judo through the sponsorship of JICA. In 2003, another Ghanaian had a three month study in Germany. In 2005, under the Olympic solidarity scholarship, another judo player was sent to Hungary for three months.

At the moment judo is being practiced in may part of the country as many people from all walks of life are enrolling daily to take judo lesson for self defence, as a sport and to keep them fit.