The Sesquicentennial Grand Entry convoy moves from West Hills Mall to Cape Coast on Wednesday as Mfantsipim marks 150 years, with a durbar on Saturday.

Published 11 Nov 2026, 07:26 GMT

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Main entrance gate of Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast — The main entrance of Mfantsipim School on Kwabotwe Hill, Cape Coast

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Old boys of Mfantsipim School are rolling a homecoming convoy from Accra to Cape Coast on Wednesday for the Sesquicentennial Grand Entry marking 150 years of the school.

Vehicles converge at the West Hills Mall at Weija at 9am, drive down the Accra–Cape Coast highway and arrive at the city's Aggrey Memorial Bridge at 3pm, before moving onto the school on Kwabotwe Hill by 5pm.

The Mfantsipim 150th Anniversary account announced the entry on X on Tuesday night, asking old boys to "fly your flags, roll down your windows, and honk your horns" on the way down.

"#MfantsipimAt150" and "Botwe", the school's nickname, trended among Ghanaian X users on Wednesday morning as old boys posted memories ahead of the convoy.

The homecoming opens the climax week of celebrations the Vice-President launched in April.

The Grand Week ahead

Thursday, November 12 – commissioning of the anniversary monument and SYG projects at 10am, and the Sesquicentennial Awards and Prize-Giving Day for staff and students at the school quadrangle at 1pm.
Friday, November 13 – the Anniversary Cadet Parade at Jubilee Park in Cape Coast at 10am, an Unsung Heroes Ceremony with fireworks from 5:30pm, and MOBA's Akwaaba Night.
Saturday, November 14 – the Sesquicentennial Speech Day Durbar at the Kwabotwe Centre for Sports Excellence at 10am, and an All White Party at the University of Cape Coast's New Examination Centre from 7pm.
Sunday, November 15 – a memorial and thanksgiving service at Wesley Methodist Cathedral and the school quadrangle from 9:30am.

Akwaaba Night runs at the Robert Mensah Sports Stadium from 7pm, with music duo Keche billed to perform. The Mfantsipim Old Boys Association says entry is strictly by MOBA Digital ID, with registration at connect.moba.org.

150 years on Kwabotwe Hill

Mfantsipim was founded in 1876 under the Methodist Church and is described on its anniversary website as the first secondary school established in Ghana. Its motto, Dwen Hwe Kan, translates as "Think and Look Ahead".

The school sits on Kwabotwe Hill in Kotokuraba, Cape Coast, from which it takes its nicknames Kwabotwe and Botwe. Its alumni include Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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