ACCRA, Ghana — September 30, 2026: The Ghana Olympic Committee has appointed veteran sports administrator Richmond Quarcoo as Chef de Mission for Ghana's delegation to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The GOC announcement, dated September 29, says Quarcoo will lead and coordinate Team Ghana's preparations, athlete welfare, logistics and participation at the Games.
The appointment places a long-serving GOC board member and former athlete at the head of Ghana's Olympic delegation two years before the Games. Ghana News Agency and MyJoyOnline also reported the appointment, confirming that Quarcoo brings previous Olympic and multi-sport delegation experience to the role.
Who is Richmond Quarcoo and what is his LA 2028 role? Richmond Quarcoo is a Ghanaian sports administrator and Ghana Olympic Committee board member appointed Chef de Mission for Team Ghana at the 2028 Olympics. He will coordinate the delegation's preparations, welfare and logistics while working with athletes, federations and officials ahead of Los Angeles.
Quarcoo will coordinate Team Ghana's Olympic delegation
The Chef de Mission is the senior delegation leader responsible for coordinating a country's team at a major multi-sport event. In Quarcoo's case, the GOC says he will work with national federations, athletes and officials on preparations for Los Angeles, including welfare and logistics.
Citi Sports reported that Quarcoo will oversee Ghana's Olympic delegation as the country moves toward the next Summer Games. The appointment gives Ghana an experienced administrator well before the opening ceremony, allowing coordination between the Olympic committee and individual sporting federations to begin under a defined delegation leader.
The LA28 organising committee has set the Olympic Games for July 14 to July 30, 2028. Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympics for the third time, after 1932 and 1984.
Years of experience at Olympics and multi-sport events
Quarcoo has previously worked in senior roles around Ghanaian teams at major international competitions. According to the GOC, he served as Deputy Chef de Mission at the London 2012 Olympics and again at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
His record also includes serving as General Team Manager for Ghana at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Chef de Mission at the 2014 Africa Youth Games in Botswana and Chef de Mission at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa. The GOC says he later led Ghana as Chef de Mission at the 2019 African Games in Morocco and served as General Team Manager at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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Richmond Quarcoo Named Ghana Chef de Mission for LA 2028
Sep 30, 2026
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ACCRA, Ghana — September 30, 2026: The Ghana Olympic Committee has appointed veteran sports administrator Richmond Quarcoo as Chef de Mission for Ghana's delegation to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The GOC announcement, dated September 29, says Quarcoo will lead and coordinate Team Ghana's preparations, athlete welfare, logistics and participation at the Games.
The appointment places a long-serving GOC board member and former athlete at the head of Ghana's Olympic delegation two years before the Games. Ghana News Agency and MyJoyOnline also reported the appointment, confirming that Quarcoo brings previous Olympic and multi-sport delegation experience to the role.
Who is Richmond Quarcoo and what is his LA 2028 role? Richmond Quarcoo is a Ghanaian sports administrator and Ghana Olympic Committee board member appointed Chef de Mission for Team Ghana at the 2028 Olympics. He will coordinate the delegation's preparations, welfare and logistics while working with athletes, federations and officials ahead of Los Angeles.
Quarcoo will coordinate Team Ghana's Olympic delegation
The Chef de Mission is the senior delegation leader responsible for coordinating a country's team at a major multi-sport event. In Quarcoo's case, the GOC says he will work with national federations, athletes and officials on preparations for Los Angeles, including welfare and logistics.
Citi Sports reported that Quarcoo will oversee Ghana's Olympic delegation as the country moves toward the next Summer Games. The appointment gives Ghana an experienced administrator well before the opening ceremony, allowing coordination between the Olympic committee and individual sporting federations to begin under a defined delegation leader.
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The LA28 organising committee has set the Olympic Games for July 14 to July 30, 2028. Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympics for the third time, after 1932 and 1984.
Years of experience at Olympics and multi-sport events
Quarcoo has previously worked in senior roles around Ghanaian teams at major international competitions. According to the GOC, he served as Deputy Chef de Mission at the London 2012 Olympics and again at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
His record also includes serving as General Team Manager for Ghana at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Chef de Mission at the 2014 Africa Youth Games in Botswana and Chef de Mission at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa. The GOC says he later led Ghana as Chef de Mission at the 2019 African Games in Morocco and served as General Team Manager at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
That 2019 role is independently documented by Ghana's National Sports Authority, which identified Quarcoo as the administrator who served as Chef de Mission for Ghana's contingent at the 12th African Games in Rabat.
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From table tennis and squash to Olympic administration
Quarcoo's sports background stretches across several disciplines. The GOC describes him as a former athlete and coach and says he has served as President of the Ghana Table Tennis Association, Vice President of the Ghana Triathlon Association, Greater Accra Regional Chairman within the GOC and Deputy Secretary-General of the committee.
He is currently identified by the GOC as President of the Ghana Squash Association. In 2021, the National Sports Authority also recorded his election as Secretary-General of the Squash Federation of Africa, describing it as the first time a Ghanaian had occupied that continental post.
Quarcoo's place on the current GOC board is also supported by a Ghana News Agency report on the 2025 GOC elections, which listed him among the five elected representatives of Olympic sports.
The range of roles helps explain why the GOC has turned to him for Los Angeles. Managing an Olympic delegation involves more than competition-day decisions: the Chef de Mission must help coordinate communication among federations, officials and athletes while ensuring administrative and logistical arrangements are handled across different sports.
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What comes next before Los Angeles 2028
Quarcoo's appointment begins the leadership phase of Ghana's Olympic delegation planning, but the final make-up of Team Ghana will depend on qualification results across individual sports between now and 2028.
The GOC announcement does not set out a detailed public timetable for every stage of preparation. What it does establish is who will provide overall delegation leadership as Ghana works toward the Games.
With the Olympics scheduled to open on July 14, 2028, Quarcoo now has a long runway to coordinate with the GOC, national federations and prospective Olympians. His previous experience in London, Rio, Rabat and Commonwealth competitions means LA 2028 will add another major international assignment to a sports administration career spanning national and continental roles.
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