The Ministry of Sports and Recreation will inaugurate the newly constituted Boxing Interim Management Committee (IMC) on Monday, 29th September 2025, following the dissolution of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) board. Ahead of the ceremony, Sports Minister Kofi Adams met with key committee members, including boxing legend Azumah Nelson, inContinue Reading
Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has revealed that plans to set up a Sports Fund are near completion. The fund aims to provide not just “spiritual” support but much-needed financial backing to various sports Federations. Ghana’s sport’s governing body has faced financial challenges in recent times, affecting participationContinue Reading
Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams is encouraging other federations to follow the Ghana Football Association’s (GFA) example and make their bodies more impactful. Adams made the call during an engagement with sports stakeholders earlier this week. There have been extensive discussions about why football and the GFA receive substantialContinue Reading
The Ministry of Sports and Recreation has held a day’s stakeholder engagement with the country’s heads of federations in Accra. Chaired by the sector minister, Honorable Kofi Iddi Adams, Monday’s meeting was also attended by Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, the Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and hisContinue Reading
The Ministry of Sports and Recreation, led by Kofi Adams, has inaugurated a seven-member Committee of Enquiry to investigate the tragic death of Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju. The Nigerian collapsed during a bout at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra on March 29, 2025, and was later pronounced deadContinue Reading
Outgoing President of the Ghana Olympic Committee, Ben Nunoo Mensah is calling on the Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams to be “bold enough” to bid for the 2028 Commonwealth Youth Games. He believes such a move will avoid a potential deterioration of the Borteyman Sports Complex. The facility, whichContinue Reading
The Asantehen, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, has urged the new Sports and Recreation Minister, Kofi Adams, to monitor the Black Stars closely to ensure individuals do not hand opportunities to their own players. Otumfuo, addressing the minister following the latter’s visit, admitted the significant fall of the senior nationalContinue Reading
Sports Minister Kofi Adams has assured Asante Kotoko that those responsible for the death of their supporter, Francis Frimpong Pooley, will face punishment. The staunch Porcupine fan was stabbed to death during the Porcupines’ clash with Nsoatreman in Nsoatre in Week 19 of Ghana’s top-flight league. Seven arrests have beenContinue Reading
The Interim Management Committee (IMC) Chairman of Asante Kotoko, Nana Apinkra, has called on the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, to expedite the implementation of the autonomous Ghana Premier League (GPL) policy. Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak, who are the two of the country’s most successful clubs,Continue Reading
President John Dramani Mahama has painted a grim picture of Ghana’s sporting sector, describing it as being in “shambles” and calling for an urgent turnaround under the leadership of new Sports and Recreation Minister, Kofi Adams. Speaking at Adams’ swearing-in ceremony at the Jubilee House on Friday, February 7, 2025,Continue Reading