A team from Glitx Sports Xpress Paid a working visit to the Director of the National Sports Authority, Mr. Yaw Amopofo Ankrah to formally introduce themselves and use the opportunity to get answers many questions which they believed he could help with.

The affable Director and his team received the entourage from Glitx Sports Xpress to his conference hall at the Accra Stadium Stadium on Tuesday 11th November 2025 where the meeting was held.

The meeting touched on numerous aspects of sports as the Director who is a sports enthusiast highlighted on ways they plan to improve other sectors aside football and boxing.

The pressing issue that the Director clarified was the lifting of suspension and the impact of Ernest Akushe’s demise on the other boxers.

“The GBIMC came to ensure the regulation governing Ghana boxing works and I can say we will achieve it going forward. We have put in place measures to ensure these boxers get psychological support because I know that unfortunate incident will leave a negative mark on many.

Also, we will be closely monitoring the medical requirements of all boxers, before and after their fights to ensure they get the needed assistance.” said the NSA Director

As many believe football and boxing to be the most popular sporting activity in Ghana, members of the team quizzed how the NSA intends to improve on the other lesser sports. A member of the NSA team took the mandate to explain their steps in trying to improve these sectors saying,

“we have constantly been engaging those federations and associations to pinpoint their immediate need while working on ways to improve the athlete.

We have since talking office started to build while renovating courts, fields and arena’s that will help these lesser sports. Like the Paralympic team. There is a facility here for them to train while we find ways of improving it.”

Mr. Ankrah, Director of the NSA is known to many as the person to introduced beach soccer to Ghana and a sports journalist who has maintained his pedigree. His love and dedication to the office told more than a story.

Sharing some of the moments he believes makes Ghana sports bloom and the downside. He touched on the importance of stakeholder engagement as the Authority can not do it alone also, prompting for the accurate reporting of events as it makes it easy to move to the next step.

“We are happy to have received you today and implore you to continue to report on fact, truth and integrity as the code of journalism states. It makes the work very easy for all of us” added the director