The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Hon. Kofi Iddie Adams, today took a bold and personal step on the Floor of Parliament by announcing the donati
The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Hon. Kofi Iddie Adams, today took a bold and personal step on the Floor of Parliament by announcing the donation of two months of his salary to the newly established Ghana Sports Fund, urging Parliament, the Executive, corporate Ghana, and the media to actively support the Fund.
Rising to deliver his statement on the Ghana Sports Fund 2025 (Act 1159), the Minister described the moment as historic for Ghana’s sports ecosystem.
The Minister outlined the systemic challenges the Fund seeks to address:
“Federations operate from crisis to crisis. Athletes prepare for major competitions without assurance of funding. Infrastructure is deteriorating faster than it is maintained. Grassroots talent is lost because opportunity could not be sustained. The Ghana Sports Fund was designed to end that cycle.”
He emphasized that passing the law was only the first step:
“But legislation alone does not finance sport. Commitment does.”
In a significant development, Hon. Adams announced that the National Investment Bank (NIB) has made the first corporate contribution of GHS 100,000 to the Fund, setting the tone for broader private sector engagement.
To demonstrate leadership by example, the Minister declared:
“In that spirit, I will donate two months of my salary to the Ghana Sports Fund, effective February 2026.”
He further called on Members of Parliament and the Executive to support the initiative in tangible ways, expressing confidence that President Mahama would continue to champion the Fund as its foremost advocate.
In a remarkable show of solidarity, several Members of Parliament pledged one month of their salaries to the Fund, including: Hon. Mahama Ayariga, Hon. Kwame Governs Agbodza, Hon. Cassiel Ato Forson, Hon. Dickson Kyere-Duah, Hon. Fred Agbenyo, Hon. Doyoe Ghansah, and Hon. Ricketts-Hagan, Hon. Acheampong.
Hon. Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor pledged three months of his salary, while the Member of Parliament for Kintampo North donated GHS 30,000 in direct support of the Fund.
The Minister also made a direct appeal to corporate Ghana and the media:
“To corporate Ghana, state-owned enterprises, financial institutions, and development partners, this Fund offers a structured and credible platform for investment in youth, health, and national development. Don’t wait for the fund administrators to come knocking, please knock on the fund’s doors.”
And to the media:
“The same energy used to question sports financing must now be used to build it. Help us explain the Fund. Help us hold it accountable. Help us mobilise support.”
Reaffirming that the Fund is a national instrument beyond partisanship or discipline, Hon. Adams concluded:
“Let this House be remembered not only as the Parliament that created the Ghana Sports Fund, but as the generation of leaders that funded it, defended it, and made it work.”
The Ghana Sports Fund (Act 1159) establishes a permanent, statutory and accountable financing framework to support infrastructure development, school and grassroots sports, elite athlete preparation, technical and medical systems, and recreation nationwide.
With the Minister’s personal commitment and strong parliamentary backing, the Ghana Sports Fund now enters its mobilisation phase as a national campaign to reposition sport as a structured contributor to Ghana’s development.
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