Finance Ministry set to give clearance for recruitment of 450 new NSA staff
The Ministry of Finance is set to give budgetary approval for the National Sports Authority (NSA) to fill 450 staff vacancies. This follows weeks of discussions between the management of the NSA, the Sports Ministry, and the Finance Ministry. The effort to secure financial clearance to fill the 450 vacancies at the NSA has been ongoing since 2024.
Last month, the NSA governing board clashed with the Yaw Ampofo Ankrah-led management over the recruitment of 17 staff. The governing board held the view that recruitments were not done in consonance with the laid down procedure, without board approval. At the time of the recruitment, there was no board in place. Yaw Ampofo Ankrah was appointed as Director General of the NSA in March 2025, while the governing board was only inaugurated in December 2025. The 17 appointments, according to the NSA, were emergency recruitments that needed to be made for the operations of the NSA to be effective. The individuals in question have subsequently been directed by the Minister of Sports to reapply in order for the Public Services Commission to regularize their employment.
Vacancies will be announced once the NSA receives clearance from the Finance Ministry. Some key areas affecting NSA staff shortage include technical field officers such as coaches, grassroots sports development officers, and researchers. The estates, security, IT, and marketing units of the NSA are all woefully understaffed.
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The Finance Ministry and the National Sports Authority (NSA) are in talks regarding staffing. Discussions could lead to changes at the NSA- but what could they be?
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