Ashanti Region Super Zonals: OKESS and St. Louis triumph as T.I Ahmadiyya lose top spots

With 122 points, Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) 'Ahenemma' won the 2023 Ashanti Regional Super Zonal.

Both Opoku Aware and T.I Ahmadiyya, two previous champions, came in third and second, respectively. Both came in second and third place, respectively.

"We decided that we wanted to make history today," said OKESS captain Nuhu Adams to Luv Sports.

Ashanti Region Super Zonals: T.I. Ahmadiyya loses top slots but OKESS and St. Louis win
"We made a commitment to our headmaster and a few of our coaches that we would succeed because we knew we would. OKESS, we are armed and ready for battle. No one other than us deserves this prize.

Not only did T.I Ahmadiyya lose their hold on the boys' division at the Baba Yara Stadium, but they also suffered other setbacks. They Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) ‘Ahenemma’ finished top at the 2023 Ashanti Regional Super Zonal, amassing 122 points.




They finished ahead of perennial winners, T.I Ahmadiyya (3rd) and Opoku Aware (2nd). Both finished in 2nd and 3rd respectively.




“We decided that we wanted to make history today,” OKESS captain, Nuhu Adams told Luv Sports.




Ashanti Region Super Zonals: OKESS and St. Louis triumph as T.I Ahmadiyya lose top spots

“We promised our headmaster and some of our coaches that we are going to make it; we knew we would. OKESS, we are soldiers ready for any war. This trophy does not deserve anyone, but us.”




Relinquishing their grip on the boys’ division was not T.I Ahmadiyya’s only defeat at the Baba Yara Stadium. They were also destooled from their perch on top of the girls’ division.







St. Louis, celebrating their 71st anniversary, emerged champions of the girls’ division with 196 points. It is their first time finishing as division champions, achieving the feat with double joy, after also pushing rivals, Yaa Asantewaa Girls, into the background.




“We have never achieved this feat,” Isaac Owusu Afriyie, sports committee organiser at the school said to Joy Sports.




Ashanti Region Super Zonals: OKESS and St. Louis triumph as T.I Ahmadiyya lose top spots

“From the headmistress, her assistant, the sports committee, students, athletes and staff, all feel great. We owe it to the preparation that was put in; thank God we are through.”




Louis’ athletes were received back on campus by singing and dancing (ja