Ministry of Youth and Sports (Ghana)

The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ghana is the government agency responsible for youth empowerment and sports development.[1]

Ministry of Youth and Sports
Agency overview
Formed1957
JurisdictionRepublic of Ghana
HeadquartersAccra, Ghana
Minister responsible
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The mandate of the National Sports Council is to function as an umbrella organization under which various sports associations operate. It was formed in 1976. The council develops, organizes and manages competitive and non-competitive sports to promote national cohesion and professionalism in various Ghanaian activities. The National Youth Council is a government agency established in 1974 to organize and promote youth development programmes in the country.[2]

The National Sports College was built in 1984 in Winneba in the Central region. The college was established by the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) government to promote various sporting disciplines to international levels. At the college's establishment Ghanaian sportsmen were not performing as expected at international competitions.[2] A reason for the college's establishment was to improve the competitiveness of sportsmen in the country. The function of the college is to train and re-train the country's technical and human resource in various sporting disciplines.[2]

List of ministers
MinisterPeriod
E. R. K. Dwomon 1978 – 1979
Thomas G. Abilla 1979 – 1981
Nii Anyitey Kwakwranya 1981 – 1982
Zaya Yebo 1982 – 1983
Amarkai Amarteifio 1983 – 1986
Ato Austin 1986 – 1988
Kwame Saarah-Mensah 1988 – 1991
Arnold Quainoo 1991 – 1993
E. T. Mensah 24/4/1993 – 6/1/2001
Mallam A.Y Isa 14/2/2001 – 14/3/2001
Papa Owusu-Ankomah 1/8/2001 – 16/10/2001
E. Osei Kweku 13/11/2001 – 17/4/2003
Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu 17/4/2003 – 3/2/2005
Yaw Osafo-Maafo 3/2/2005 – 8/5/2006
Papa Owusu-Ankomah 8/5/2006 – 6/8/2007
Dominic Fobih 6/8/2007 – 6/1/2009
Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka[3] 13/2/2009 – 9/6/2009
Rashid Pelpuo[4] 16/7/2009 – 31/8/2009
Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo 1/9/2009 – 25/1/2010
Akua Sena Dansua 11/2/2010 – 4/1/2011
Clement Kofi Humado 14/2/2011 – 31/1/2013
Elvis Afriyie Ankrah 14/2/2013 – 8/7/2014
Mahama Ayariga 8/7/2014 – 14/3/2015
Mustapha Ahmed 14/3/2015 –18/1/2016
Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye 19/1/2016 – 6/1/2017
Isaac Kwame Asiamah 02/2017– 6/1/2021
Mustapha Ussif[5][6][7] 03/ 2021–

References
  1. "Home". Ministry of Youth and Sports. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  2. "Ministry Of Youth And Sports". www.ghana.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  3. "Embattled Sports Minister Muntaka resigns". www.ghanaweb.com. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  4. "Rashid Pelpuo confirmed Minister of Sports". MyJoyOnline.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  5. "GOC Congratulates new minister". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  6. "Akufo-Addo swears in 28 new ministers". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  7. "Mustapha Ussif sworn into office as new Sports Minister". Happy Ghana. 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
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