‘We’re overhauling grassroots sports with a School Sports Authority’ Mahama
President John Mahama has pledged to realize a College Sports Authority in a expose to revamp Ghana’s grassroots sports activities sort at some level of his Deliver of the Nation Address to Parliament on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
College sports activities extinct to be the hub for unearthing abilities fancy Michael Essien and diversified immense stars who had been discovered thru purposes fancy the Milo Games.
Acknowledging the fundamental characteristic of early life sports activities in unearthing abilities, Mahama emphasised the have to reposition this fundamental factor of the nation’s wearing ecosystem.
“Recognising the fundamental characteristic of early life sort, we’re imposing a fundamental overhaul of grassroots sports activities with the institution of the College Sports Authority,” he acknowledged.
“This physique will oversee structured inter-college competitions and expertise identification initiatives valuable for nurturing future wearing champions.”
Mahama’s announcement comes at a time when Ghana’s national teams savor declined in fresh years, a bother he had beforehand acknowledged.
The institution of the College Sports Authority is anticipated to red meat up funding for competitions, infrastructure, and diversified valuable substances that will abet the event of younger athletes across Ghana’s college machine.