Kofi Iddie Adams, Minister of Sports and Recreation, has announced that the cabinet has approved the creation of a national sports fund to address the financial challenges confronting various sporting disciplines in Ghana.
He made this known at the official launch of the CAVB Zone III Volleyball Club Championship in Accra, stating that the draft bill is being prepared for Parliament and is expected to be passed into law with minimal resistance.
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“From next year, we are going to have a national sports fund, and the cabinet has given approval for that. The bill is currently being worked on, and I can assure you that as Minister I have lobbied both sides of the House, and it will receive less resistance and will be passed immediately into law so we can build it up and fund activities in various sporting areas,” Mr. Adams said.
The minister expressed concern over how sports associations struggle to secure funding, adding that the fund would provide a dedicated mechanism to support infrastructure, player welfare, grassroots initiatives, and overall sports development. He also revealed plans by the government to build multi-purpose courts in new regional stadiums and in regions without stadium facilities.
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Ghana and Norway have signed a Political Consultations Agreement to strengthen their longstanding relations and expand cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
The agreement was concluded on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, and Norway’s Minister for International Development, Mr. Åsmund Grøver Aukrust, signing on behalf of their governments.
The pact reaffirms commitments to collaborate in oil and gas, trade facilitation, agribusiness, education, artificial intelligence, maritime security, the blue economy, and intelligence sharing. Both countries also exchanged views on security challenges in the Sahel and West Africa, with Ghana stressing the need to revitalise the Accra Initiative and appealing for technical, financial, and multilateral support from international partners.
Norway pledged to sustain its support for Ghana, including through research and training at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra. The engagement ended with both sides reaffirming their joint leadership as Co-Chairs of the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, describing the pact as a milestone for a deeper, strategic partnership based on shared values and a common vision for peace, prosperity, and sustainability.
