The National Democratic Congress (NDC) intends to reform the decaying Winneba Sports College into a university if they win the general elections in December.
This was enlisted as one of the ten promises in the party’s ”Resetting Ghana” manifesto, launched in Winneba on Saturday, August 24, 2024.
”We will upgrade the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Sports College into a modern sports university offering training programmes in sports, related medicine, science, and sports management and administration at campuses around Ghana.”
The party’s plan for sports development is anchored on ten points, listed below.
1. Support the development of Colts, Divisions One and Two, and the Ghana Premier League by augmenting the salaries of all registered footballers with allowances.
2. Undertake emergency refurbishment of pitches, tracks, and other facilities at our national stadiums in Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Cape Coast, and Sekondi to meet FIFA standards.
3. Pursue our long-standing policy of establishing international standard standards in all regions.
4. Build more multi-purpose sports facilities to promote regional sporting events and inter-school competitions as part of our talent development policy.
5. Ensure equitable investments in other national teams, such as women’s football teams, parasports teams, juvenile teams, and lesser-known sports.
6. Upgrade the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Sports College into a modern sports university offering training programs in sports, related medicine, science, and sports management and administration at campuses around Ghana.
7. Establish sports centers of excellence in the northern, middle, and southern zones in collaboration with existing universities and the private sector.
8. Support national athletes more consistently to compete internationally and develop postcompetition careers and pension schemes to cater for national athletes.
9. Offer scholarships to promising sports talents and invest in the establishment of sports academies in partnership with the private sector.
10. Support retired sports personalities in pursuing other sports-related careers after an active sporting life.
