The Minister for Sports and Recreation Kofi Adams has announced that Ghana’s National Sports Policy will be finalised and adopted before the end of the first quarter of 2026.
He gave the assurance when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
He was responding to a question asked by the Committee’s Chair, Abena Osei Asare.
The Chair had sought clarification on when the draft policy would transition into a full-fledged national policy.
The Minister, responding, indicated that the delay in finalising the policy was due to ongoing realignment within the Ministry.
“Actually, the only reason that the policy is still in the final stage of being a draft is because of the realignment that we’ve had at the Ministry. Now, recreation has been a very high consideration, so we need to factor that also into the policy. Previously, that was not so highlighted,” he stated.
Mr Adams further revealed that President John Dramani Mahama had directed the establishment of a School Sports Agency, which will oversee sports development at the basic and secondary levels across the country.
“The President also gave indication that he wants us to establish a school sports agency that will be responsible for school sports. So it will no longer be something the Ghana Education Service alone will be doing, where when they don’t have time or money, it goes off. An agency of a sort will have to be responsible for school and grassroots sports,” he said.
He added: “We needed to factor in all these into the draft policy as it existed. So I can assure you that before our next meeting…We are sure that before the end of the first quarter next year, the policy should be ready as a full policy and not in the draft anymore,” he concluded.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana