By GARY LEMKE Team South Africa has the social media hashtag #ForMyCountry when they compete in multi-code events around the globe, and the latest example of athletes living up to it was at the inaugural African Para Games in Accra, Ghana. While the women’s wheelchair basketballers went all the way to the final where they…

Alwande Sikhosana won the battle of the South Africans and booked his ticket to next year’s Paralympics along the way with a straight-sets win over Leon Els at the African Para Games in Accra, Ghana. Sikhosana and Els had been on the same side of the net when winning the men’s doubles in the wheelchair…

They already have a doubles gold medal to their name but on Sunday No1 seed Alwande Sikhosana and No4 sed Leon Els will be on opposite sides of the net as they meet in the final of the wheelchair tennis singles at the African Para Games in Accra, Ghana. On Saturday Sikhosana and Els, the…

It’s a case of which Team SA wheelchair tennis player will win the men’s singles title at the African Para Games after Alwande Sikhosana and Leon Els both reached the final with straight sets victories in Accra, Ghana, on Friday. Sikhosana is the top seed in the tournament and he again made short work of…

Team SA’s women’s wheelchair basketball warriors surged to the top of the standings at the African Para Games in Accra, Ghana, with another win on Friday. Having opened up with a 64-6 win over Zambia, they followed that by beating Ghana 51-31 in their second match. Morocco were next up and South Africa won 40-20…

Here are photos of Team SA's Alwande Sikhosana and Leon Els, who are both through to Friday's semi-finals in the men's wheelchair tennis semi-finals at the Africa Para Games in Accra, Ghana.  

Team SA continued on their winning ways in the men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball events at the Africa Para Games in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday. The women won 34-16 over Morocco and the men followed up with a 54-26 victory over Angola, after leading 27-9 at half-time. South Africa were going for their third win…

Team SA’s two wheelchair representatives reached the semi-finals of the men’s singles with comfortable straight sets victories at the African Para Games in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday. Alwande Sikhosana, the top seed in the competition, saw off Terlumun Ukari of Nigeria 6-0 6-3, while Leon Els, the No4 seed, battle bravely through the pain to…

There were mixed fortunes for Team SA in the two wheelchair basketball matches at the African Para Games in Accra, Ghana, on Wednesday. The men were playing their first game of the tournament, but found the going tough against powerful opponents in Senegal, losing 62-27. However, the women kept their unbeaten records from two games…

Both Team SA’s wheelchair tennis players easily won their matches to reach the quarter-finals of the men’s singles competition at the African Para Games in Accra, Ghana, on Wednesday. Alwand Sikhosana is favourite to go all the way and win the men’s singles, and he showed the form that will make him hard to beat…