L
Latest Football News, Live Scores, Results -
Guest
Former Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Kojo Bonsu, has made recommendations to address the persistent challenge of funding Ghana's sporting facilities.
Bonsu believes that implementing these measures will lead to a solution.
Bonsu identified excessive reliance on government funding and inadequate charges for facility users as the causes of this.
To rectify the situation, he proposed commercializing the facilities by implementing fees that accurately reflect the cost of maintenance.
“We have to commercialize it to be able to run it effectively," he told Ghanaweb. "The government subventions don’t come so the leaders there must think commercially otherwise they will all rot.
"If you are doing a commercial venture, you have to charge fees that will be commensurate with those costs. I’m sure that is what they are not doing.
“If you rent out the stadium for GHC10,000 to somebody, the money won’t even be enough for you to use it for cleaning not to talk of maintaining the field. You have to charge the cost in a way you will be able to make a profit or strike even."
Bonsu believes that implementing these measures will lead to a solution.
Bonsu identified excessive reliance on government funding and inadequate charges for facility users as the causes of this.
To rectify the situation, he proposed commercializing the facilities by implementing fees that accurately reflect the cost of maintenance.
“We have to commercialize it to be able to run it effectively," he told Ghanaweb. "The government subventions don’t come so the leaders there must think commercially otherwise they will all rot.
"If you are doing a commercial venture, you have to charge fees that will be commensurate with those costs. I’m sure that is what they are not doing.
“If you rent out the stadium for GHC10,000 to somebody, the money won’t even be enough for you to use it for cleaning not to talk of maintaining the field. You have to charge the cost in a way you will be able to make a profit or strike even."