[ 2021-03-13 ]

Team Akpokavie outlines five thematic areas for Ghana sports development
Richard Akpokavie, Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC)
Presidential aspirant and his team have outlined
thematic areas for Ghana sports development as
they seek the mandate of delegates in the upcoming
elective congress.








The GOC goes to the polls on Monday, March 15,
2021, in a highly competitive election as the
current Secretary-General of the Committee
competes with the incumbent President.

In a bid to officially announce his candidature
and team, Team Akpokavie mentioned that their
commitment was to advance Ghana sports and promote
the best interest of national federations by
upholding the provisions of the Olympic Charter
and Commonwealth Games Federation Constitution,
and by consistently applying best effort.

To achieve this commitment, the team said the new
GOC would over the next four years focus on
Athletes development by putting the best interest
of athletes at the center of everything and
supporting them with training programs, transition
well to life after sports, and enabling Ghana to
have an active Athletes Commission.

They also mentioned that they would build strong
National Federations (NF) by building the capacity
of coaches, administrators, technical and medical
officials and also assisting the federations with
branding, positioning, and sponsorship as well as
advocating for the right representation of NF
leaders at key international sports positions.

They would also ensure the promotion of women
participation at all levels including athletes,
administrators, technical officials, and coaches,
and again facilitate core institutional support
for national federations.

The Akpokavie Team also pledged to be open and
transparent and also get all hands on deck by
developing a vibrant 360 communication system
within and outside the GOC, collaborating with all
national federations to provide regular updates
and quarterly sessions with the federations.

They also mentioned that they will deepen a strong
collaborative partnership with the Ministry of
Youth and Sports (MOYS) and the National Sports
Authority and develop a blueprint to ensure and
enhance high-impact, results-oriented ways of
working with the NSA.

They said they would also nurture partnerships
with governmental and non-governmental
organisations, and particularly educational
institutions, to teach and emphasise the
importance of the Olympic and Commonwealth values
and ideals while working with the media to
rekindle the goodwill for Sports.

The team further mentioned that they will open up
and expand funding sources for NFs and sports
financing by leveraging the strategic partnership
with the Government through the Ministry of Youth
and Sports (MOYS) to actualize the establishment
of the sports fund.

They would also build long-term partnerships with
corporate bodies, philanthropists, and
institutions, both local and international, to
source funding to support athletes and federations
while endeavoring to re-ignite the work on a
lottery to fund Ghana sports.

Source - GNA

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