{"id":194091,"date":"2024-06-27T16:25:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T16:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/27\/minister-rolls-out-maintenance-plan-for-african-games-facilities\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T16:25:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T16:25:33","slug":"minister-rolls-out-maintenance-plan-for-african-games-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/27\/minister-rolls-out-maintenance-plan-for-african-games-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Rolls Out Maintenance Plan&#8230; For African Games Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Mustapha Ussif<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has outlined measures by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to ensure that the ultra-modern sports facilities used for the African Games Accra 2023 are maintained.<\/p>\n<p>Government invested large sums of money to boost Ghana\u2019s sports infrastructure by building multi-purpose sports facilities at the University of Ghana campus, as well as the Borteyman Sports Complex in Borteyman for the Games.<\/p>\n<p>The facilities include the completion of the University of Ghana Stadium, standard athletics and warm tracks, a rugby stadium \u2013 all at the University of Ghana, while a number of standard facilities, including swimming pool and its warm up pool, and multi-purpose domes were also constructed in Borteyman.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing Parliament on Tuesday to give a report on the Games, Mustapha Ussif outlined measures to maintain the facilities to avoid them becoming white elephants.<\/p>\n<p>For the facilities at the University of Ghana campus, he revealed that they will be handed over to the University of Ghana to manage it, as part of its facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe University of Ghana Sports Stadium and other auxiliary facilities at Legon will be transferred to the management of the University of Ghana,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>For the Borteyman Sports Complex, the Sports Minister announced that the National Sports Authority,\u00a0 an agency of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, is currently managing it in the interim, adding that the ministry is also considering\u00a0 proposals from the\u00a0 private sectors for a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement to manage the facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs 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 Sports for Development, for the long-term sustainability of these ultra-modern facilities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 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,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Sports Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mustapha Ussif \u00a0 Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has outlined measures by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to ensure that the ultra-modern sports facilities used for the African Games Accra 2023 are maintained. 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