Kumasi: Mr Kofi Iddie Adams, the Minister of Sports and Recreation, has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace. The visit was to brief the Asantehene on the urgent works required at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium and the stalled Nyinahin Youth Resource Centre.

According to Ghana News Agency, the Minister was led by Ashanti Regional Minister Dr Frank Amoakohene and accompanied by the Ministry's Chief Director Mrs Wilhelmina Asamoah and Madam Betty Krosbi Mensah, Senior Technical Adviser to the Minister. Mr Adams reported that, despite a major upgrade in 2022, the Baba Yara Sports Stadium needed an immediate pitch re-grassing, flood-light repairs and spectator-area refurbishment to satisfy CAF licensing standards ahead of Asante Kotoko's and Bibiani Gold Stars' continental fixtures.

He added that the Nyinahin Youth Resource Centre, planned as a 5,000-seater multi-sport hub, remained uncompleted since the contractor left the site in November 2024. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II commended the Sports Minister for his hands-on approach and pledged to raise funds for the completion of the two projects.

'I will lead the fund-raising drive among our major mining companies to ensure Baba Yara is match-ready and the Nyinahin complex is finally completed,' said the Asantehene. He requested the Ministry to submit detailed cost estimates immediately so that resources can be mobilised without delay.

The Sports Minister welcomed the commitment, emphasising that collaboration between traditional leadership, government, and the private sector was essential to safeguarding Ghana's sporting heritage. He assured Otumfuo that engineering teams would finalise and forward the estimates within days and that a joint task force will track progress to guarantee transparency and timely delivery.