Ghana’s cycling campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games reaches its conclusion today as Farrakhan Shaaban Mohammed represents the country in the Men’s 1000m Time Trial Final, set for 10:57 a.m. at the Glasgow velodrome.
Mohammed will contest the event against 24 other riders, with fields featuring competitors from Uganda, Kenya and South Africa, in what stands as Team Ghana’s final cycling assignment of the Games.
The federation credits Mr. Richard Akpokavie, President of the CGA/GOC; Mr. Ernest Danso, the Commonwealth Games Chef de Mission; Mr. Charles Osei Asibey, Head of Media; members of the Ghanaian media fraternity; and Team Ghana’s management for their contributions.
“Together, let us rally behind Farrakhan as he proudly flies the flag of Ghana on the international stage.”Ghana Cycling Federation
Ghana’s presence in Commonwealth Games cycling stretches back sixteen years, to the 2010 Delhi edition, when UK-based rider Chris Symonds became the country’s first representative in the discipline, competing in the Individual Time Trial. The programme expanded considerably by the time of the 2014 Glasgow Games, when six Ghanaian cyclists took part across road and track events. That team, comprising Jedidiah, Aminu Mohammed, Symonds, Anthony Boafo Boakye, Abdulrazak Umar and the late Samuel Anim, marked Ghana’s first appearance in track cycling at the Games, with Jedidiah becoming the pioneer in that discipline.
Four years later, on the Gold Coast, Boakye, Umar and Abdulrazak Abdulmumin carried Ghana’s colours in the Road Race and Individual Time Trial, while Frederick Assor and Rudolf Mensah competed in the Track Tandem Para-cycling event, a landmark that stood as Ghana’s first participation in a Commonwealth Games para-sport.
The 2022 Birmingham Games saw the federation’s largest delegation yet, with eight cyclists, six men and two women, competing across Track Cycling, the Individual Time Trial and the Road Race, led by a squad that included Boakye, Emmanuel Arthur, Symonds, Henry Tetteh Djangmah, Abdul Rahaman, Emmanuel Otokunor Sackey, Erica Sedzro and Florence Haridor.
For Glasgow 2026, Ghana had prepared a four-athlete squad, Sackey, Mohammed, Sedzro and Majorie Quaye, through a training camp at the Derby Arena Velodrome.
Sackey’s participation was curtailed after he contracted malaria and was withdrawn on medical advice, opening the door for Mohammed to step into the track events alongside Sedzro as Ghana’s representatives in that discipline.
Ghana at the Commonwealth Games: A Cycling Timeline
- 2010Delhi – Chris Symonds debuts Ghana in the Individual Time Trial
- 2014Glasgow – Six cyclists compete; Jedidiah is Ghana’s first in track cycling
- 2018Gold Coast – Ghana’s first Commonwealth Games para-sport appearance, in Track Tandem Para-cycling
- 2022Birmingham – Eight-strong squad, Ghana’s largest cycling team to date
- 2026Glasgow – Farrakhan Shaaban Mohammed and Erica Sedzro carry the track programme
The federation credited the sustained growth of the programme to the continuous support of Shaaban Mohammed, its current Secretary General, alongside UCI Level 2 coaches Aminu Mohammed and Amadu Musah, whose work across the six editions has underpinned the development of cycling in Ghana.
The federation further recognised the leadership of its President, Mr. Mohammed Baadae Sahnoon, Esq., for what it described as a sustained commitment to expanding opportunities for Ghanaian cyclists on the international stage.
With Mohammed’s ride in the Men’s 1000m Time Trial Final, Ghana brings the curtain down on its cycling programme at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The federation has called on Ghanaians to rally behind him as he competes in Glasgow.