Ghana’s long-awaited National Sports Policy will finally be completed and adopted by the end of the first quarter of 2026, the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has assured Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
The policy, which has taken some time to be crafted, is expected to serve as a comprehensive blueprint for the development, management and promotion of sports and recreation across the country.
Realignment
Appearing before the PAC last week, Mr Adams explained that the delay in finalising the document was due to ongoing realignments within the ministry, particularly the decision to formally include recreation as a core component of its mandate.
“The only reason the policy is still in draft form is because of the realignment at the Ministry. Recreation has become a major consideration, so we need to properly integrate it into the final document,” Mr Adams explained.
He added that the Ministry was in the process of incorporating all the new directives and structural adjustments into the policy framework, stressing that the document was now in its final stages.
“We needed to factor all these into the draft policy as it existed. I can assure you that before our next meeting — and certainly before the end of the first quarter next year — the policy will be ready as a full document, not a draft anymore,” the minister assured the committee.
Once adopted, the National Sports Policy is expected to transform Ghana’s sports landscape by providing clarity, direction and sustainability for how sports and recreation are managed and promoted nationwide.
In a related development, Mr Adams disclosed that President John Dramani Mahama had directed the creation of a School Sports Agency to strengthen the development of sports at the basic and secondary school levels.
“The President has directed us to establish a School Sports Agency that will be responsible for school sports,” he revealed. “It will no longer be something left to the Ghana Education Service alone, where, when they lack time or resources, school sports are neglected.”
The proposed agency is expected to serve as a dedicated institution for nurturing young sporting talent and integrating physical education more effectively into Ghana’s education system — a move many see as vital to rebuilding the country’s sporting foundation.— GNA
