Badminton Sensation Moslena Adu Wins Historic ESL Sports Personality Award

Rising Badminton star Moslena Ama Korama Adu of Gomoa Jukwa-based SDA Senior High School, has been named winner of the maiden Elite Schools League Sports Personality of the Year Award. 

This is a scheme to celebrate the most outstanding student-athlete in the country. The award was presented by the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Hon. Kofi Adams, in recognition of Moslena’s exceptional performances throughout the 2025 athletic/academic year. 

She emerged victorious from a shortlist of six which included her twin Obapomba Adu-Mintah (Badminton, SDA Senior High School), Phillip Odjer Tettey (Athletics, Koforidua Senior High Technical School) and Godfred Opoku (Athletics- Komfo Anokye Senior High School). 

Also, we had Portia Nkrumah (Athletics-Edinaman Senior High School) and Philemon Azumah (Athletics-Ghana National College) make the cut. It was a year defined by dominance, as Moslena collected an impressive number of medals and established herself as a force in badminton at every level of competition including Inter-School & College (Zonal & Regional), national and international.

Her crowning moment came at the maiden African School Games, where she delivered a stellar showing, winning two gold medals and a bronze. Moslena also demonstrated her all-round sporting ability at the zonal level (Central Region), adding gold medals in table tennis and volleyball to her growing collection.

As part of her prize, she received a laptop and a commemorative plaque, generously donated by Refuge IT Security Solutions Ghana Limited and LifeTouch Inc. The award was created by the Elite Schools League (ESL), a not-for-profit organization that is using the power of digital media to promote, market, and broadcast school sports competitions across the country. 

Through this approach, ESL is pioneering a new era of visibility for inter-school sports, offering student-athletes a structured, media-rich platform to showcase their talent, while helping bridge the gap between schools and Ghana’s professional sports ecosystem.

Source: Elite Schools League