President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the Governing Board of the National Sports Authority (NSA) with immediate effect.
The decision forms part of a broader directive by the President to dissolve the boards of nine state institutions across key sectors, including sports, petroleum, banking, mining and infrastructure.
The other affected institutions are Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited, Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO), Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG), Ghana Post Company Limited, the Road Maintenance Trust Fund, TDC Ghana Limited and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC).
A statement from the Presidency on Wednesday, directed the relevant sector ministers to take the necessary steps to give effect to the dissolution in accordance with the applicable laws and governing instruments of the affected institutions.
The Presidency also clarified that the dissolution does not amount to the permanent removal of the governing structures of the institutions. The boards are expected to be reconstituted in due course, with new members subsequently appointed to oversee their operations.
In the interim, the management teams of the affected institutions will continue to handle their day-to-day operations pending the reconstitution of the boards.
However, management has been instructed not to take major policy, financial or contractual decisions that require board approval without prior authorisation from the appropriate authority.
The dissolved NSA Board
The 15-member NSA Governing Board was chaired by Dr Fred Awaah and included representatives from the National Sports Authority, the National Sports College, the Ministries of Sports and Recreation, Finance and Education, as well as the Security Services Sports Association.
Other members represented tertiary institutions, the National Paralympic Committee, the Ghana Olympic Committee and various sporting and sports development bodies. Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, the NSA Director-General, also served on the board.
The board had been inaugurated in December 2025 following Cabinet approval of the nominees under Section 4 of the Sports Act, 2016 (Act 934). Its mandate included providing oversight and strategic direction for the operations of the NSA.
The dissolution comes at a time when the management and condition of Ghana’s sports infrastructure have come under renewed scrutiny.
In August, Dr Awaah described the condition of the Accra Sports Stadium as a potential safety hazard after an inspection of the facility.
He said the stadium’s structural condition was serious enough that, if the NSA had the authority, it would have opted to pull down the facility and rebuild it.
The latest presidential directive therefore comes at a significant point for the NSA, with the Authority facing questions around infrastructure, funding, facility management and the broader development of sports in Ghana.
A new governing board is expected to be constituted in due course to provide strategic oversight of the Authority.
