Ghana fail in attempt at most accurate football passes

fiifi anaman

April 24, 2017 1:40 PM

The attempt was made by French sports equipment giant Decathlon, who opened West Africa's largest sports shop in Accra last week

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Decathlon Ghana on Saturday set out to achieve a world record for the most accurate football passes but failed in their attempt.

Decathlon, a French sports equipment retail giant, opened the biggest sports shop in West Africa on Thursday at the Junction Mall at Nungua, Accra.

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Saturday's attempt at the Guinness world record was part of the activities to mark the opening of the store.

The event, held at the Junction Mall, in front of the shop's premises, was attended by many footballers in and around Accra, but the exercise ended in participants failing to achieve the record.

The current world record of accurate football passes stands at 596 accurate passes and is held by members of the Qatar Petrochemical Company. Decathlon Ghana had hoped to usurp this record with target of 701 passes.

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The event - headlined by Ghanaian football legend Abedi Ayew Pele, who took the first kick - was however overshadowed by a combination of poor passing, poor selection of participants and an inability of the footballers to understand the rules, eventually leading to a postponement.

It is unknown if Decathlon Ghana will organize a follow-up event to have another go at the record.

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The Decathlon Ghana store occupies an impressive 1,250 square metres and is stocked with over 3000 products spanning over 40 different sports disciplines, with prices beginning from as low as GHS 10.

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