By Christopher Tetteh
Sunyani, (Bono), Oct. 6, GNA – The Bono Regional Directorate of the National Sports Authority (NSA) has held a stakeholder meeting to identify and tackle pertinent challenges impeding sport development in the region.
Discussions mostly centered on improving sports infrastructure, building lesser sports, as well as unearthing and nurturing sports talents in the region. It was attended by coaches, sports journalists, trainers, club managers and administrators.
Mr Kwame Baa Mensa, the Bono Regional Director of the NSA said the engagement “marks a pivotal moment towards coordinating efforts and approach to enhance sports infrastructure and equipment in the region”.
He said effective collaboration was required in building sports development in the region, explaining that the Authority was collaborating with the Ghana Education Service to establish formal protocols and to promote students’ participation in all the major sporting disciplines.
Mr Mensa recommended the need to align education with sport development, calling for collaborative efforts between traditional authorities, relevant state and private institutions to facilitate the construction of standard sports facilities in the region.
He said training of coaches and other trainers also remained essential, as the region pursued physical sports infrastructure development.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Kenneth Odeng Adade