 Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - Nelson kopa ninu idije All-Africa Games 1978 : ati Commonwealth Games ti ọdun 1978, ti o gba ami ẹyẹ goolu ninu kilasi ẹru ni awọn iṣẹlẹ mejeeji. O gba ami eye Amateur Boxer of the year lati ọdọ Sports Writers Association of Ghana SWAG ni ọdun kanna. 