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29 Apr

Attaining SDGs: Youth And Sports Minister Urges UN Support For Young Businesses Owners

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The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has urged the United Nations to support and invest in small-scale businesses owned by youth, as part of efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Minister made the call during his second major address on day 3 of the 2023 UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum in New York. Addressing the question, "How is your country working with young people and the UN to achieve the SDGs by 2030?," Mustapha Ussif suggested that in other to accelerate the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN and…

11 Apr

Mustapha Ussif Reveals Four Targets In Chris Hughton’s Black Stars Contract

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The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mystapha Ussif, has outlined the objectives set for Black Stars head coach, Chris Hughton as part of his contract. Following the confirmation of his appointment as head coach of the team last month, Hughton secured four points in his first two games with Ghana in the doubleheader against Angola during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. According to Ussif, the former Norwich City gaffer has been given four targets to accomplish as part of fulfilling his contract with Ghana. “The objectives are set by the FA for him to ensure that we qualify…

15 Feb

National Youth Resource Centres: Sports Minister’s Update On Facilities

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The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has given updates on progress of work on six out of the ten multi-purpose regional youth resource centres being constructed by the government across the country. The 10 multi-purpose sports centres, which was started by the Akufo-Addo government, contains a FIFA-standard football pitch, a nine-lane athletic track, tennis, basketball, handball, and volleyball courts, a gymnasium, a counselling centre, an information technology centre, an entrepreneurship centre, and a modern restaurant. Speaking to the media after inspecting the Volta and Eastern Regional Youth Resource Centres on Monday, Ussif explained that contracts have been awarded…

15 Feb

Government’s Sports Infrastructure Development Unparalleled – Sports Minister

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The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, says government has made unprecedented investment in sports infrastructure development in the country. Despite the general belief of a deficit in sporting facilities in the country, Ussif insists the current government led by President Nana Akufo-Addo has done enough to meet the demands of the sports fraternity. Addressing the media in Ho and Koforidua after inspecting on-going construction works on the Ho and Koforidua multipurpose sports centres, he provided data on a number of renovation works and new sports facilities to buttress his point of unrivalled investment by the government. “There has…

30 Jan

We Have Moved From Sports Promotion To Sports For Economic Growth – Mustapha Ussif

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The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, says his outfit has shifted its focus on sports to the economic benefits from the usual promotion which was the mantra. Speaking at the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) 47th Awards night, Ussif noted that we “…are in an era where prowess in competitive sports has largely superseded any honour that a country may achieve via warfare.” The Member of Parliament for the Yagaba/Kubori constituency said that, ” it is an addition to the numerous benefits that participation in sports has brought and continues to bring to our socio-economic development. “In…

22 Dec

Black Stars Players Did Not Receive Winning Bonus – Sports Minister

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Ghana's Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif has revealed that Black Stars players were not paid winning bonuses because only payment of qualification bonus was negotiated. The Black Stars exited the World Cup after losing its final group game 2-0 to Uruguay after picking just three points in three of their Group H matches. Addressing parliament on the expenditure at the tournament, the Sports Minister explained how the country was able to save $3 million after Ghana’s exit from the group stage. “Mr. Speaker, the reason for the surplus of three million dollars after our exit from the group stages is a…