Continuing his regional facility-assessment tour, the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Hon. Kofi Iddie Adams, and Ashanti Regional Minister Dr Frank Amoakohene inspected the stalled Nyinahin Youth Resource Centre to determine what is required to finish the 5000-seat complex.

The team was welcomed by Adutwum Sam, Sports Development Officer of the National Sports Authority (NSA) for Atwima Mponua, who described the site as “95 per cent complete on paper, yet physically deteriorating.” 

The main contractor vacated the project in November 2024 without hand-over, leaving terraces engulfed by weeds, an untended pitch and unfinished internal spaces. 

Encroachment continues because boundary documentation reportedly still held by a former NYA administrator has not been recovered.

Although the grandstand includes a dedicated VIP section (exact seat numbers are now being verified), the structure already shows early water damage.  Spaces planned for basketball and volleyball courts, an indoor arena, ICT hub, restaurants and offices stand idle.

Calling the scene “heart-breaking,” Hon. Adams noted that public funds drawn from the District Development Fund had financed most of the works. 

He pledged to meet the Ministry of Youth Development to “unlock whatever is necessary to move this project from 95 per cent to full completion,” stressing that the outstanding work is almost entirely sports-specific: surfacing, floodlights, dressing areas and spectator amenities.

The Minister added that clubs such as Bibiani Gold Stars have already highlighted Nyinahin’s importance as an alternative venue. 

“We cannot allow a facility of this scale to decay.  Our task now is to secure the land, resolve documentation issues and remobilise a contractor so this centre can serve the youth of Ghana,” he said.

Dr Amoakohene assured the Regional Coordinating Council’s full cooperation, promising swift action to protect the site and fast-track approvals for resumption of construction.

The Nyinahin inspection follows the Minister’s earlier visit to Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi and is part of a national drive to audit stalled sports facilities and return them to productive use.