Mission International School has expanded its growing footprint in Ghanaian sports development with a major support package for the national weightlifting team, donating professional sports tapes valued at an estimated US$5,000 to aid athletes' preparation and performance.

The donation to the Ghana Weightlifting Federation was made during a presentation ceremony on May 18 at the federation chairman’s office, where the Managing Director of Mission International School, Rev. David Choi, officially handed over five boxes of professional sports tapes to Federation Chairman Jerry Ahmed Shaib.

The support carries major practical value for Ghana's weightlifters and prepares athletes for the physical demands of international competition, where recovery, injury management and muscle conditioning often determine performance margins.

Youth development
Speaking at the ceremony, Rev. Choi said the donation reflected the school’s wider commitment to developing Ghanaian youth beyond the classroom.

He stressed that Mission International School viewed sport as a critical tool for building discipline, leadership, character formation and national service, stressing that sport remained one of the most powerful tools for youth empowerment.

Mr Shaib, on behalf of the federation, described the intervention as timely, acknowledging that the equipment would significantly support athlete training and competition preparation.

In a further show of commitment, Mission International School announced plans to donate an additional 20 boxes of sports tapes to another national team in the coming months, underlining what appears to be a deliberate strategy to deepen partnerships with Ghana’s sporting federations.

WAMFA project
The latest intervention also deepens the school’s rapidly expanding sporting footprint following the recent launch of the West Africa Mission Football Academy (WAMFA), a bold football development project designed to identify and develop raw Ghanaian talent into future elite players.

The academy project, being spearheaded under the technical direction of respected Korean coaching expert Lim Hung-se, forms part of a long-term blueprint aimed at building a club capable of eventually reaching Ghana’s top-flight league.

Construction is already ongoing on the school’s Tema Community 25 premises, where a modern sports complex featuring both natural grass and artificial pitches, alongside a residential facility, is taking shape for the WAMFA project.

The growing involvement of educational institutions and mission organisations in Ghanaian sport reflects a wider shift in the development ecosystem, particularly at a time when many federations continue to struggle with inadequate funding, infrastructure and athlete welfare systems.