{
  "id": 8537375,
  "title": "Cabinet approves facility manager for Borteyman Sports Complex – Kofi Adams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/cabinet-approves-facility-manager-for-borteyman-sports-complex-kofi",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T21:02:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/cabinet-approves-facility-manager-for-borteyman-sports-complex-kofi-adams/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cabinet has officially greenlit the appointment of a facility manager for the Borteyman Sports Complex, according to Minister for Sports and Recreation Kofi Adams. The Borteyman Multipurpose Sports Facility was unveiled in 2024 by his predecessor, former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, just prior to the 13th African Games. The sprawling complex encompasses a 1,000-person swimming facility equipped with a 10-lane competition pool and an eight-lane warm-up pool, alongside a multipurpose sports hall with 1,000 seats designed to host sports like basketball, badminton, netball, table tennis, and weightlifting.\n\nHowever, reports have surfaced regarding the facility's maintenance and management issues, especially as other major sports venues like the Accra Sports Stadium, Essipong Stadium, and Baba Yara Sports Stadium continue to deteriorate. The Borteyman complex reportedly cost $145.1 million to construct.\n\nDuring a discussion about the government's vision for the facility, Kofi Adams highlighted that the recently approved facility manager would oversee the complex and leverage a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement to secure funding. This initiative could potentially help finalize some of the unfinished projects at the venue. Adams emphasized that the site was not fully developed as initially intended, stating, \"We have received Cabinet approval for a facility manager. The facility manager will also have the capacity to mobilise resources through a kind of PPP arrangement to invest in completing the infrastructure there. There was no proper development of the place as it was originally envisioned.\"",
  "summary": "Minister for Sports and Recreation Kofi Adams says Cabinet has approved the appointment of a facility manager for the Borteyman Sports Complex. The Borteyman Multipurpose Sports Facility was commissioned in 2024 by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ahead of the 13th African Games. The complex includes a 1,000-capacity swimming facility with a 10-lane competition […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}