Team Cuba wins anniversary game
Team Cuba baseball team last Saturday defeated Team Esbecan 31 runs to 14 after six innings to win a baseball game to mark the 65th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.
Before that, both sides had engaged each other friendlies over two legs with the first encounter ending in favour of Team Cuba by 24 runs to 8 after 7 innings and the second round melbet uganda login going for Team Esbecan by 24 to 23 runs.
The Cuba Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Annette Chao Garcia, expressed excitement about Team Cuba’s victory, adding that the overall goal was to promote good inter-cultural practices, build strong relationship and strengthen bonds between Ghanaian professionals and Cubans in Ghana.
“We know that baseball is one of the biggest games in Cuba, and we also know that sports is one of the activities which promotes togetherness, so we decided to play baseball to strengthen bonds and promote everlasting friendship between Cuba and Ghana,” Mrs Garcia said.
Mr Hugo Banzini, a Coordinator and Sports Development Agent and a Cuba trained Sports and Physical Therapist, stated that the event had achieved its purpose of bringing many Cuba trained professionals and Cubans in Ghana together.
Mr Banzini, who also doubles as the Chairman of the Greater Accra Baseball and Softball Association (GRABSA), says plans were far advanced to engage the Cuban professionals in order to help develop the game.
He further said their involvement in the event was the little they could do to support the celebrations as a sign of appreciation for the opportunity to study in Cuba.
BY VICTOR A. BUXTON
