Anthony Baffoe calls for experts to manage Ghanaâ??s sports facilities

Former Ghana international Anthony Baffoe has emphasized the need to appoint qualified professionals to key positions in the countrys sports sector to drive development.

Baffoe believes Ghanas sports challenges stem from the failure to assign experts to roles where their skills and knowledge can be effectively utilized.

Speaking to Joy Sports, the founder of the Professional Footballers' Association of Ghana (PFAG) highlighted the poor management of stadium facilities as a major issue.

He added that appointing unqualified personnel to critical roles has negatively impacted the countrys sports infrastructure and overall performance.

It's important to get experts [for our various stadia]. A carpenter or painter cannot be a groundskeeper, he said.This is what we have to know, but sometimes we have the wrong people in the right positions. This has to change. We have to have experts in various positions.The National Sports Authority is the statutory body in charge of state-owned stadia, with Yaw Ampofo Ankrah being appointed the new boss of that institution. Read Full Story