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3 unusual facts about Achimota School


Achimota School

King's College, Lagos, Nigeria (founded 1909): Achimota and King's College had Inter-College Athletic Competitions during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Achimota, originally known as the Prince of Wales College and School, was formally opened on 28 January 1927 by the then Governor of the Gold Coast, Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg.

Amon Kotei

He studied under a scholarship at Achimota School and later received a scholarship to study art at the London School of Printing and Graphic Art from 1949-1952.


Charles Odamtten Easmon

Charles Odamtten "Charlie" Easmon attended the prestigious Achimota School alongside future Ghanaian president Kwame Nkrumah.

Ghana national cricket team

The results were seen with educational institutions like the University of Ghana, Ghana International School and Achimota School taking up the sport.

Joseph Henry Smith

Joseph Smith studied at the Achimota School in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana between 1959 and 1963 where he successfully completed the West African School Certificate.

S.K.B Asante

S.K.B attended Achimota School and the University of Ghana a Fellow of Legon Hall and one of the first students residents of the Hall He holds a JSD from Yale University Law School, 1965;


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