{"id":66773,"date":"2024-02-15T19:11:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=66773"},"modified":"2024-02-15T16:45:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T16:45:15","slug":"sports-minister-mustapha-ussif-remains-at-post-amidst-reshuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sports-minister-mustapha-ussif-remains-at-post-amidst-reshuffle","title":{"rendered":"Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif remains at post amidst reshuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>In the recent cabinet reshuffle announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo on February 14, 2024, Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has retained his position despite growing criticisms.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>While several key ministers, including Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, were reassigned, Ussif remains at the helm of the Sports Ministry despite earlier reports suggesting his removal.<\/p>\n<p>The reshuffle affected various portfolios, with Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah being reassigned to Works and Housing, and Francis Asenso Boakye moved to Roads and Highways.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mustapha Ussif, who has faced backlash for Ghana\u2019s recent underwhelming performance in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), is set to continue leading the Ministry of Youth and Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Under Ussif\u2019s leadership, the Black Stars experienced consecutive group-stage exits in the AFCON, raising concerns about the state of Ghanaian football. Additionally, criticisms have been directed at the National Sports Authority for the maintenance of sports facilities and their use for non-sporting events.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to retain Ussif\u2019s position comes amid an ongoing #SaveGhanaFootball demonstration advocating for improvements in the nation\u2019s football. The protest highlights concerns about stadium maintenance and the management of sports facilities. It also amplifies the need for investment in local football from grassroots to top tier.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the reshuffle affecting other prominent ministers, Ussif\u2019s continuation in his role signifies the president\u2019s confidence in his ability to address the challenges facing Ghanaian sports.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the President and Sports Minister commissioned the Borteyman Sports Complex, venue for the 13th Africa Games, which begin March 8.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s decision is however subject to review by electorates as Ghana prepares to go to the polls in December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. In the recent cabinet reshuffle announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo on February 14, 2024, Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has retained his position despite growing criticisms. While several key ministers, including Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, were reassigned, Ussif remains at the helm of the Sports Ministry despite earlier reports suggesting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":66772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[5092,5096,429],"class_list":["post-66773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-ghana","tag-ghana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif remains at post amidst reshuffle - Ghana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the recent cabinet reshuffle announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo on February 14, 2024, Minister for Youth and S ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sports-minister-mustapha-ussif-remains-at-post-amidst-reshuffle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif remains at post amidst reshuffle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the recent cabinet reshuffle announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo on February 14, 2024, Minister for Youth and S ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sports-minister-mustapha-ussif-remains-at-post-amidst-reshuffle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ghana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-15T19:11:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/ghana\/sites\/18\/2024\/02\/sm_1708002556.956076.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"682\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sports-minister-mustapha-ussif-remains-at-post-amidst-reshuffle#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sports-minister-mustapha-ussif-remains-at-post-amidst-reshuffle\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif remains at post amidst reshuffle\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-15T19:11:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sports-minister-mustapha-ussif-remains-at-post-amidst-reshuffle\"},\"wordCount\":293,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sports-minister-mustapha-ussif-remains-at-post-amidst-reshuffle#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/ghana\/sites\/18\/2024\/02\/sm_1708002556.956076.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Ghana\",\"ghana\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sports-minister-mustapha-ussif-remains-at-post-amidst-reshuffle#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sports-minister-mustapha-ussif-remains-at-post-amidst-reshuffle\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sports-minister-mustapha-ussif-remains-at-post-amidst-reshuffle\",\"name\":\"Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif remains at post amidst reshuffle - 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