Kofi Iddie Adams, the Minister for Sports and Recreation has embarked on a working visit in the United Kingdom to discuss long-term solutions and commercial viability of Ghana’s sports infrastructure.
Key among these infrastructures is the country’s only multipurpose sports facility, the Borteyman Sports Complex.
The complex, first of its kind in Ghana has a 1,000-seater Olympic-size swimming pool, with a 10-lane competition swimming pool, an eight-lane warm-up swimming pool, a Sports Hall capable of seating 1,000 spectators, a 500-seater dome, a 1,000-seater Centre Court, among others.
Mr. Iddie Adams during his visit to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park noted that plans were in place to make the Borteyman Sports Complex a Sport-Event-Edu hub, contradicting the previous government’s unsuccessful attempt to transform the complex into a sports University.
The Minister, highlighting the challenges of public sports venues stressed on the adaptation of computerized maintenance management systems to solve these problems.
He noted that the transformational plan would not only benefit Ghana but also eliminate the cyclical underutilisation and high maintenance backlog that has affected many sports venues across Africa.
He stated that the Ministry for Sports and Recreation was working hand in hand with stakeholders to build a comprehensive roadmap for the future of sports infrastructure in Ghana, one not only fit-for-purpose but fit for progress.
As part of the ongoing engagements, the Minister is also in discussions with Greenwich Leisure Limited, operators of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and International Venue Management who are offering advisory and potential interim operational solutions for Ghana’s facilities.
Source: GNA
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