Yeboah Evans and His Three Remarkable

Pledges for BCA Presidential Election 2018

Summary: This piece focuses on a brief

biography of the fifth candidate in BCA
Presidential Elections, Yeboah Evans and his
three-point agenda to advance badminton in
Africa.
There are only a few people in the world
who give preference to their passion for
monetary outcomes. Yeboah Evans is one
such person who never gave up his
childhood dream of uplifting the standards
of badminton in not only Ghana but also
Africa.
Born in Ghana, Evans takes his lineage from his great-grandmother who fought against the British
for the liberation of Golf Coast Ghana. Graduated from the University of Cape Coast, Evans has
degrees in Mathematics & Science, Accounting & Finance, and Business Administration- Strategy. At
present, he is a Doctoral candidate for Doctor of Business Administration.
When it comes to his professional life, he has been Global Chartered Management Accounting in the
UK, Balkan Region, and the US since 2000. He has worked with many world-class companies such as
Goldman Sachs and Discovery Tel Ghana.

He has participated in various sports reform initiatives on athlete’s promotion and development.
Over the last decade, he has served many Boards of not-for-profit and inter-cultural organizations,
including American Field Service, Ghana.

Phone: +233 26 944 3063

P.O. Box 1272, National Sports Authority,
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Ghana.
evans@evansyeboahbca2018.org
Yeboah Evans and His Three Remarkable
Pledges for BCA Presidential Election 2018

Besides his professional life, badminton has always being a part of Evans’s personal and
professional life. It’s his passion for badminton that has decided to run for the Badminton
Confederation of Africa (BCA) Presidential Elections 2018. Currently holding the prestigious
position of President of Ghana Badminton, Evans has played a wonderful role in bringing a sporting
media sponsorship of around USD500,000 to badminton up to the next Olympic Cycle.
Evans is also the 3rd Vice President of National Olympic Committee. Launching his election
campaign for BCA election going to be held in May 2018, Evans put forth his three-point agenda
which he believes will open the doors for the success of badminton in Africa continent. His pledges
include:

Rebuilding Trust and Leading Reforms

This pledge involves taking sufficient initiatives to rebuild trust among badminton fraternity in
African and leading reforms by constructing a modern, trustworthy and transparent governing
body in Africa continent.

Decentralized Development and Participation

This remarkable pledge incorporates:

 Constructing a decentralized development process of the five regions

 Empowering the Member Associations in accessing cost-effective shuttles and rackets
 Forming academic and sports interest group partnerships
 A greater BCA voice for players and athletes
 Strengthening and consolidating BCA’s administrative and financial structures

Phone: +233 26 944 3063

P.O. Box 1272, National Sports Authority,
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Ghana.
evans@evansyeboahbca2018.org
Yeboah Evans and His Three Remarkable
Pledges for BCA Presidential Election 2018

Maximizing Commercial Growth and Enhanced Events

Under this pledge, Evans has provided a format of maximizing the commercial growth by
organizing sports events at regular intervals. Some ideas are:

 Introducing the first African Veteran’s family premiere leagues by December 2019
 Launching the African National Badminton Premiere League by October 2019
 Have top-class events with its commercial aggregate value with revenue outcomes
distributed to all MA’s programs
 Creating dedicated roles of badminton players in development and grassroots activities
 BCA efficient website developed by August 2018
In plain words, we can say that these three pledges encompass the whole idea of improving and
advancing the badminton sports in Africa. This is the outline on which Evans has been emphasizing
for many years and is now using them as a tool to win the support of people.

http://evansyeboahbca2018.org/

Phone: +233 26 944 3063

P.O. Box 1272, National Sports Authority,
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Ghana.
evans@evansyeboahbca2018.org