African Games: We'll Build On The Success of Team Ghana - Sports Minister

The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif has assured the nation that Ghana will build on the success of Ghanaian team at the just-ended African Games hosted in Ghana.

Ghana won an unprecedented 69 medals at the games, a feat representing the nation's biggest medal haul at any multi-Sports event since independence.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the games, Mustapha Ussif referenced a systematic progress by Team Ghana in recent competitions, adding with the multiple Sports facilities built, there will be a vast development in Ghana's Sports.

"I want to assure the good people of Ghana that we will build on the unprecedented success Ghana has made on the pitch...This is our most successful African Games ever in terms of medals won. Prior to this, Ghana also registered its best performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and at the last Olympics in Tokyo, Ghana won a medal for the first time in 30 years", he said.

He added; "For Ghana, the legacy goes beyond the games, as the magnificent, multi-purpose infrastructure we have invested at the University of Ghana and Borteyman will have immense impact on our sports development. Never in our country's history, have we had such world-class Sports facilities for multi-Sports disciplines.

"Thanks to the 13th African Games, Accra 2023, driven by the remarkable vision of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the commitment of our government, Ghana now possesses these facilities...This is a game changer and coupled with the regional multi-purpose Sports stadia our government is building across the country, our Sports will never be the same again."