The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, on Monday 13th February 2023, toured the Volta and Eastern Regional Youth Resource Centres.

Ussif, who was in the company of the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Pious Enam Hadzide, expressed satisfaction with the pace of work at the facilities.

He admonished the contractor to stick to the timelines as the NYA has fulfilled its obligation of the contract.

The Minister in his address to the press indicated that the government of Nana Akuffo Addo remains committed to the development of sports in the country.

“The investment in sports under H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is unprecedented," he added.

He also enumerated the various investment in sports infrastructure which includes "…about $200m investment in the facilities for the hosting and organisation of the 13th African Games, the renovation and rehabilitation of our National Stadia, construction of the 10 youth resource centres, and the over 140 Astro turfs constructed across the country."

These, he indicated are clear evidence of the government’s huge investment in sports.

The 10 Regional Youth Resource Centres commenced in 2018 under the then-CEO of NYA, Emmanuel Sin-yet Asigri, and the former Minister, Isaac Asiamah.

Work was reportedly stalled during covid-19.

The NYA in consultation with the minister decided to segment the project and complete them in time.

Phase two of six out of the 10 was awarded. The six are Wa, Ho, Koforidua, Dunkwa-On-Offin, Dormaa Ahenkro and Axim.

The CEO of NYA, Pius Enam Hadzide, indicated that the six projects which commenced phase two are expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of this year.

The rest he added will soon commence the construction of phase two.

The facility will have a seating capacity of 10,000 people.

The facility will include a FIFA-standard football pitch, a modern nine-lane athletic track, lawn tennis, basketball, handball, and volleyball courts, as well as a gymnasium.

It will also include a counselling centre, an information technology centre, an entrepreneurship centre, and a modern restaurant.