Augustina Baidoo has emerged winner of the 2026 Sheroes Ghana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Championship after a thrilling display of skill and resilience, reaffirming her dominance in women’s table tennis.
Baidoo, who was also crowned champion in 2023, overcame strong opposition to clinch the title once again. Eva Adom-Amankwa finished second, while Cynthia Kwabi and Joanita Borteye shared third place.
Speaking after her victory, Baidoo expressed gratitude to God and the Ghana Table Tennis Association for organising the tournament.
“I thank the Almighty God for making me win this game again. I was the champion in 2023 and in 2026 I won again,” she said.
She appealed for increased sponsorship for the association to enable it to organise more competitions and improve standards, adding that she was preparing towards the Table Tennis World Cup.
Baidoo explained that she trained intensively ahead of the championship, particularly after the competition was earlier postponed, as she was determined to defend her title.
“I trained very hard because the association was supposed to organise this competition long ago but it was postponed. I wanted to defend my title, and I thank my brother for training me,” she noted.
Recounting her matches, Baidoo said she had to push beyond her limits after noticing a lapse in concentration from her opponent following an early 2–0 deficit, despite experiencing low energy during the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, the Technical Director of the Ghana Table Tennis Association, Charles Takyi Mensah, described the Sheroes Championship as an International Table Tennis (ITT) programme aimed at encouraging more women to take up the sport.
“Sheroes is a programme for women. The whole idea is to encourage ladies to get involved in table tennis,” he explained.
He said the success of the championship highlighted the need to replicate similar programmes nationwide, especially as Ghana prepares for upcoming world championships.
“We have a world championship ahead of us and we need to schedule this kind of training towards the competition. The idea is to make sure that when we play each competition, we meet the required standard,” Mr. Mensah stated.
However, he identified funding as a major challenge and appealed to corporate bodies and government to support the development of table tennis in the country.
“The only issue we are having now is funding. We appeal to corporate bodies, especially government, to look at table tennis and see what they can do for us,” he said.
Despite limited resources, Mr. Mensah noted that the standard of play at the championship was high and comparable to international levels.
“Today’s performance was of a very high standard. We can match any country if we continue training and get the needed support,” he added.
