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I do not know what the arrangements are in Achimota school today. But when I was a student there in the 1970s, Muslim students were allowed to fast if they chose to do so.
There was a small, spare dormitory, nicknamed Katanga, where fasting Muslim students moved into during Ramadan. This was to prevent temptation from the sinfully mouth-watering gari-soakings of the likes of Allen “Billy Bunter” Aryee, and Sunday afternoon treats from David “Abimus” Adabie’s father, a Continental Hotel executive chef whose cooking I can swear we could’ve smelled even if we’d had covid.
Staying at Katanga also ensured that fasting Muslim students didn’t disturb others because they woke up earlier than usual to pray and get ready for dawn breakfast. Muslim girls had their own Ramadan-time accommodation as well.