President Mahama dissolves National Sports Authority board
By Kwame Bediako President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the 15-member governing board of the National Sports Authority (NSA) with immediate effect, in a directive issued on 2 September 2026. The board, chaired by Dr Fred Awaah and sworn in December 2025, is among nine state institution boards dissolved in the same announcement. Board composition […]
President John Dramani Mahama has abruptly dissolved the 15-member governing board of the National Sports Authority (NSA), effective immediately, according to a directive released on September 2, 2026. The board, led by Dr Fred Awaah, was sworn in December 2025 and included officials from various sectors such as sports, finance, education, and the security services, along with representatives from sports colleges, tertiary institutions, and athletic organizations.
Notable members comprised NSA Director-General Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, officials from the Ministries of Sports, Finance, and Education, and representatives from the National Paralympic Committee and Ghana Olympic Committee. The dissolutions are part of a broader effort to reform nine state institution boards under the President's mandate.
While the Presidency did not provide specific reasons for this particular decision, public discontent over the deteriorating conditions of sporting facilities and the upcoming 2027 AFCON qualifier hosted by Ghana has been cited as a potential motive. The government has pledged to reorganize these boards "in due course," with sector ministers tasked with implementing the dissolution in accordance with current laws.
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