Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif has outlined measures by his Ministry to ensuring that the ultramodern Sports facilities used for the African Games, Accra, 2023 are maintained.
Government invested large sums of money to boost Ghana's Sports infrastructure by building multipurpose Sports facilities at the University of Ghana campus and the Borteyman Sports Complex in Borteyman.
The facilities include the completion of the University of Ghana stadium, standard athletics and warm tracks, a rugby stadium - all at the University of Ghana while a number of standard facilities including swimming pool and it's warm-up pool and multipurpose domes were constructed in Borteyman.
Giving a report on the games before Parliament on Tuesday, Mustapha Ussif revealed measures by his outfit to prevent the facilities from ruin.
For the facilities at the University of Ghana campus, he said they will he handed over to the University of Ghana to manage it.
“The University of Ghana Sports Stadium and other auxiliary facilities at Legon will be transferred to the management of the University of Ghana.”
For the Borteyman Sports Complex, the Sports Minister announced that the National Sports Authority, an agency of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, is currently managing it in the interim, adding the Ministry is however considering proposals from the private sectors for a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement to manage these facilities.
The Borteyman Sports Complex, he further stated, will also be turned into a University for Sports Development.
“As was announced before the construction of the Borteyman facilities and the commencement of the games, Government intends to convert the Borteyman Sports Complex into a University for Sports Development, for the long-term sustainability of these ultra modern facilities.”
“In this regard, a Cabinet memo has been prepared and it is on its way to Cabinet for approval. Once it is approved, Mr. Speaker, I will return to the House for approval for the new University for Sports Development”, he assured.
