Akosua Addai Amoo

Akosua Addai Amoo (born 4 December 1990) is a Ghanaian sports presenter, reporter and producer, formerly worked at Metro TV Ghana.^[1][2][3] Akosua Addai Amoo was also the host of a sport show on Metro TV's Sports World.^[4][5] She is currently a freelance sports journalist.^[6][7]

Akosua Addai Amoo
Akosua at Metro TV studio
Born	(1990-12-04) 4 December 1990 (age 33) Kumasi, Ghana
Education	Wesley Girls' Senior High School University of Ghana
Occupation(s)	Sports Journalist, TV Presenter
Years active	2010-present

Early life and education

Akosua was born on the 4 December 1990 in Accra the capital of Ghana.^{[citation needed]} She attended Kiddy Gram Montessori and for primary and junior secondary school Alsyd Academy.^{[citation needed]} After her Basic Education Certificate Examination exam she gained admission to Wesley Girls’ Senior High School.^[3][4] Akosua has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Ghana.^[3][4]

Career

2010–2017, Metro TV

Akosua's career as a sports broadcaster started when she was 19 years old in 2010 before gaining admission to University of Ghana. She interned at Metro TV and was production assistant for the TV's 2010 FIFA World Cup coverage. Akosua had her first appearance on television as a pundit for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in July.^[8]

On completing University of Ghana in 2014, Akosua worked at Metro TV for a year as a national service personnel in the Sports department. Her roles at work entailed presenting the sports News on a daily basis, producing sports shows and covering Women's football in Ghana. After her service Akosua was employed by Metro TV. She hosted Metro TV's Sports World a show^[9] that recaps the daily sports stories and highlights the stories of Women in Sports.^[10] In 2017 Amoo resigned from the Labone-based station.^[11]

2017– Freelance

Akosua has worked to develop women's football in Ghana and does a weekly feature to cover the poorly publicized women's league there. She is a sports writer with articles published in various online outlets^[12][13] including international football outlet Goal.com.

In 2019, she was one of the seven journalists selected by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS),to be trained and cover the 2019 African Games in Rabat.^[3]

See also

• Football in Ghana

References

1. "Akosua Addai Amoo Tips Ghanaian Athletes To Shine :: Ghana Olympic Committee". ghanaolympic.org. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
2. "Sports Journalist Akosua Addai Amoo Analyses GFA Presidential Debate". News Ghana. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
3. "Sports journalist Akosua Addai Amoo selected for AIPS training & African Games coverage in Morocco | Starr Fm". Retrieved 2020-04-07.
4. Ofori, Evans (2017-04-06). "Akosua Addai Amoo is the host of Metro TV's "Sports World"". Mediafillasgh.com. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
5. Quao, Nathan. . citifmonline.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
6. "Princella Adubea: Black Princesses' own Number 12". Citi Sports Online. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
7. "GWPL Matchday 5: Berekisu goes home, 'Team nu a sεti' , the Rat Race". Citi Sports Online. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
8. "FEATURE: Can this Black Princesses team break the jinx?". social_image. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
9. . radioandtvgh.com. 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
10. "AMOO: Bits and bobs from Sunday's Super Cup clash in Accra". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
11. . Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
12. "Opinion: The Ugly Truth about women"s football in Ghana". pulse.com.gh. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
13. Staff, EnewsGH (23 January 2017). "It's Time for Black Stars to Reward Ghanaians – Metro Tv's Akosua Addai Amoo WRITES". enewsgh.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.