{"id":193963,"date":"2024-06-27T12:26:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T12:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/27\/using-sports-facilities-for-non-sporting-events-isnt-an-issue-deputy-nsa-boss\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T12:26:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T12:26:40","slug":"using-sports-facilities-for-non-sporting-events-isnt-an-issue-deputy-nsa-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/27\/using-sports-facilities-for-non-sporting-events-isnt-an-issue-deputy-nsa-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Using sports facilities for non-sporting events isn\u2019t an issue- Deputy NSA Boss \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Deputy Director-General of the National Sports Authority, Abdul Bawah Majeed, has seriously pushed back on the idea of not using sports facilities in Ghana for anything other than sports.<\/p>\n<p>He said this in an exclusive interview with\u00a0<strong>Channel One Sports<\/strong>\u00a0in the wake of major backlash on the NSA over the handling of sports facilities in the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI think that, as a country we are too much fixated about little things. Throughout the world, you see stadiums being used for other events either than sports. I agree that certain things need to be put in place to protect the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_586926\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Majeed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586926\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Deputy NSA Director-General Majeed Bawah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt is their understanding, it is their feeling that the pitches over the years have been used for other activities either than sports that the pitch is not protected that is the reason. Otherwise, I\u2019m not sure it is an issue that a sporting facility is being used for any activity apart from sports. 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