Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has detailed the Ministry’s maintenance plan for the ultra-modern sports facilities used for the African Games Accra 2023.
The government made significant investments to enhance Ghana’s sports infrastructure, constructing multi-purpose sports facilities at the University of Ghana campus and the Borteyman Sports Complex in Borteyman for the Games.
These facilities include the newly completed University of Ghana stadium, standard athletics and warm-up tracks, and a rugby stadium at the University of Ghana. Additionally, a range of standard facilities, such as a swimming pool with a warm-up pool and multi-purpose domes, were built in Borteyman.
Addressing Parliament on Tuesday to report on the Games, Mustapha Ussif outlined the maintenance plan for these facilities and prevent them from becoming neglected.
For the facilities at the University of Ghana campus, he revealed that they will be handed over to the University of Ghana to manage, as part of its facilities.
“The University of Ghana Sports Stadium and other auxiliary facilities at Legon will be transferred to the management of the University of Ghana,” he said.
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 that the Ministry also considering proposals from the private sector for a
Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement to manage the facilities.
One certainty, however, is that the Borteyman Sports Complex is being turned into a University for Sports Development, which the Minister revealed, plans are underway.
“As was announced before the construction of the Borteyman facilities and the commencement of the Games, the government intends to convert the Borteyman Sports Complex into a University Sports for Development, for the long-term sustainability of these ultra-modern facilities, ” he said.
” 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.’