Category: Ghana

The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has paid a working visit to the Borteyman Sports Complex to inspect ongoing works and assess the current state of the facility.

His visit comes in response to growing concerns over encroachment on the remaining portions of the land.

The Borteyman Sports Complex was one of the key venues used during the 2023 All-African Games hosted in Ghana.

The Minister began his tour at the multi-purpose dome, before moving to the Aquatic Centre, which features a 1,000-seater swimming arena with a 10-lane competition pool and an eight-lane warm-up pool.

“Well of course. The facility is a big one,” he said.

“We have the Aquatic center which is one of the best in Africa. I have travelled around becoming the Minister. I have been to South Africa, Tanzania, Nigeria and a couple of areas.

“I haven’t come across any facility that is of this calibre. Indeed Ghana has been given opportunity to host back to back swimming competition of this facility,”

He also inspected the multi-purpose sports hall, capable of seating 1,000 spectators and hosting sports such as basketball, badminton, netball, table tennis, and weightlifting.

The Minister then visited the administration block, checked the offices, water pumps, and moved out to inspect the remaining undeveloped portions of the land.

Speaking to the media after the inspection, he expressed disappointment about illegal occupation of the land and issued a firm warning.

“Whatever arrangements anybody is having, they should leave this space,” he said

“This space is for Ghana, Ministry of Sports and Recreation for purposes of developing sports and infrastructure that will serve the use of all of us.”

To prevent further encroachment, he revealed plans to collaborate with engineers and relevant agencies to build a wall around the facility.

“I will be engaging other agencies because the LOC chairman has made me aware that they had some arrangement to get the 48 engineers to do some walling.

”That arrangement is to open so we will have further engagement with them to see it to that while we are waiting for other resources to continue the construction to cover the unused space.

”We will wall it in order to block people from doing what they are doing. Maybe is because it is not walled, people think is a no man’s land. This is not part of a no man’s land.”