Daniel Sam (born 7 January 1994) is a Ghanaian badminton player. He competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2011, he won the bronze medal at the All-Africa Games in the men's doubles event partnered with Solomon Mensah Nyarko. He was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Program, a program that aimed to help African badminton players to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games. Having faced disciplinary issues including being suspended for six times in ten years, he was banned for 6 years by his national governing body of the sport, after a disciplinary hearing in 2021
Achievements
All-Africa Games Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult2011Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique Solomon Mensah Nyarko Dorian James Willem Viljoen7–21, 13–21 Bronze
BWF International Challenge/Series Mixed doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult2015Nigeria International Gifty Mensah Olorunfemi Elewa Susan Ideh19–21, 17–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
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