‘Gov’t must enforce sports laws’

A lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Ali  Nakyea Abdallah,  has  called for the  enforcement  of  existing  laws to aid the promotion of sports development in the country.

He said this when he addressed participants at the one- day conference on Sports Financing at the Movenpick Hotel in Accra.

According to Abdallah, laws  such as  the  Sports Law  Act 1976 ( S.MC.D 54),  National  Lotto Act 2006 (Act 722), Gaming  Act  2006 ( Act  721) and  the  Ministries and Departments Retention Act  existed  to help in the  financing of sports in the  country.

He urged the government to establish a finance and economic committee to see to the execution of the laws if none existed.

He said: “Most companies are not aware of such laws that offer them leverage whenever they go into sponsorship with sports organisations.

“Betting companies should be levied and the funds generated be used in enhancing sports in the country”.

He recommended that the “District Assemblies Common Fund be amended to involve sports”.