Chaskele
Chaskele is a local bat-and-ball game played between two teams of two players.[1] It is a Ghanaian game played by children and it is similar to cricket.[2][3][4] The ball is made with a crushed tin can and a stick is used as a bat.[3]
How to Play
[edit]Chaskele is played with crushed cans, stick, car tyre or bucket.[2] A minimum of two players can start the game, one begins as the defender and the other, the scorer. The defender is to make sure the opponent does not throw the ball into the bucket or car tyre to win.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Online, Peace FM. ""I Played Chaskele And Climbed Trees" - Michelle Attoh | General Entertainment | Peacefmonline.com". www.peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ a b "An Old Game, a Long Wait and a New Dream: How Chaskele Will Push Ghanaian Animation Forward". Squid Mag. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ a b "10 games that would've probably won Team Ghana gold at the Olympics". www.pulse.com.gh. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ a b "These are the 10 childhood games in Ghana we can't forget". www.pulse.com.gh. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2019-02-26.