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The Executive Chairman of the 2023 African Games, Dr Kwaku Ofosu-Asare, has expressed disappointment over Ghana\u2019s preparations of its athletes for the recently concluded 13th All African Games in Accra.<\/p>\n

Despite the Ghanaian team\u2019s unprecedented haul of 68 medals, Dr Ofosu-Asare believes there was a missed opportunity for even greater success.<\/p>\n

The Ghanaian contingent amassed a record-breaking total of sixty-eight (68) medals, comprising nineteen (19) gold, twenty-nine (29) silver, and twenty (20) bronze, marking the nation\u2019s most significant achievement to date.<\/p>\n

In an interview on The Point of View<\/strong> on Citi TV<\/strong>, Dr Ofosu-Asare reflected on the potential for Ghana\u2019s athletes, arguing that Ghana could have won more medals if it had invested more in the athletes.<\/p>\n

He acknowledged Ghana\u2019s achievements during the Games, and emphasized the need for increased investment in athletics to achieve future triumphs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have concerns, as a host [Ghana], we should have put in more investment to prepare our athletes. We shouldn\u2019t get carried away with these marvellous achievements. We need to invest to move to the next level. We shouldn\u2019t be complacent at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could have won more medals if we had prepared, please you cannot reap anything if you don\u2019t sow, we have to invest more in the athletes,\u201d he suggested.<\/p>\n

The Executive Chairman of the 2023 African Games\u00a0praised the newly constructed facilities as a lasting legacy of the Games, underscoring their role in addressing sports infrastructure gaps.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will put it to the facilities that we built, to me it will be the biggest legacy we have achieved so far. We have been able to narrow the sporting infrastructure deficiencies, particularly for the lesser discipline sports and we now have a first-class swimming pool,\u201d he told host Bernard Koku Avle.<\/p>\n

Dr Ofosu-Asare also called for a Public Private Partnership to manage the Borteyman Sports Complex and the refurbished University of Ghana Stadium, advocating for sustainable and self-sufficient operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will argue for a PPP, I wouldn\u2019t want it to be run by a state institution so that you can have sustainability. It can be self-sustaining,\u201d he opined.<\/p>\n

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