Kofi Adams
The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has revealed plans to advocate for the establishment of a single standing Management Committee to supervise the activities of all Ghanas national teams.
The move, according to the Minister, is aimed at improving coordination, ensuring continuity, and creating a more structured approach to the development of the various national teams.
Over the years, Ghana has operated with separate Management Committees for the Black Stars, Black Queens, and the various youth national teams, with each team having its own administrative structure.
However, speaking in an interview with Sporty FM on Thursday, Mr Adams said he believes a unified Management Team would help address challenges associated with the current system.
“As a country, I believe we need to have a conversation about these winning bonuses. It is my personal worry, and again, not only the player bonuses but also the Management Teams of the national teams,” he said.”My view and what I have been canvassing is that we should have one Management Team for all our national teams, and then when events are happening, the standing Management Team can appoint other people to assist when there are many events happening around the same time, and that will be so because the members of the Management Team are not enough to cover all the activities that are happening, we can recruit others to represent the Management Team to represent the other assignment.”
The Buem Member of Parliament explained that a permanent committee would allow members to gain deeper knowledge of the challenges facing the national teams from the developmental levels through to the senior sides.
“If maybe we have a seven-member or 11-member Management Team of males and femalesfor all our national teams, I believe there will be proper coordination.”
Mr Adams noted that having one committee would also improve the transition process between the different age categories.
“We understand that the U-15 is a development level, and we will understand how we transition from that to U-17; one Management Team will be able to understand the challenges that confront the various national teams at various levels.
He added that additional personnel could be brought in whenever multiple competitions take place simultaneously, and the standing committee requires support.
“So I am looking to be pushing this: let’s all have one Management Team for all the national teams, and if there are many competitions happening at the same time, and the members of the Management Team are not enough, we can always recruit others to come join,” the Buem MP added.
