Former Black Stars psychologist Dr Patrick Ofori has dismissed calls for the creation of a special committee to oversee the disbursement of funds from Ghana’s newly passed Sports Fund Bill, describing such proposals as unnecessary.
Ghana’s Parliament passed the Ghana Sports Fund Bill, 2025 in December, creating a dedicated fund to support sports development, with focus on infrastructure, athlete welfare and grassroots programmes.
However, Dr Ofori believes the existing structures are sufficient and warns against creating new layers of administration.
Speaking on the issue, he argued that the National Sports Authority (NSA) should remain the sole body responsible for handling applications and distributing funds to sports federations, associations and athletes.
With regards to how the money should be administered, I don’t think we need any committee or so.
I think that the Sports Council or we can say the Sports Ghana, like UK Sports UK, Sports England, but the National Sports Authority should be at the mandated agency that applications for the Bureaus, federations and athletes who want to go through.
Dr Ofori cautioned that introducing additional committees could slow down the process and reduce the impact of the fund.
And why do I say that? You don’t want to create another administrative bottleneck that the cost of running those committees and office will also be running the fan dry.
His comments come amid growing debate over how best to manage and safeguard the Sports Fund, as stakeholders push for accountability while others argue for efficiency and speed in disbursement.
As implementation of the new law begins, questions over governance and oversight are expected to remain central to discussions about the future of sports development in Ghana.
