On 7th August, 2020, the Committee set up by Management of the National Sports Authority to vet prospective sportsmen and women, eligible to benefit from the aforementioned sports allowance submitted its report to the Director General of the National Sports Authority, Prof Peter Twumasi. The Director General has subsequently submitted the list to the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) to process for payment of their monthly allowances. Below is a breakdown of the number of athletes from the various federations who have been cleared and are eligible for this package which the YEA is expected to disburse the funds as soon as practicable.
- The Package is meant for one thousand (1,000) athletes.
- In all one thousand five hundred and fifty one (1,551) athletes applied for the allowance and went through the vetting process conducted by NSA.
- Eight hundred and eighty six (886) athletes have so far been cleared to qualify as beneficiaries.
- A supplementary list of the remaining one hundred and fourteen (114) slots will be submitted later after prospective athletes who have some pending documentation issues have been cleared by the vetting committee.
- Some of the applicants also failed to attend the interview despite provisions made at all regional offices of the National Sports Authority across the country to interview prospective applicants.
NUMBER OF FEDERATIONS
- “ABLE SPORTS” category was made up of 35 Associations who submitted athletes for consideration; and 1 individual skating athlete. (Skating is not duly registered with NSA, however, the athlete was considered due to his exploits at the International level.
- “PARA SPORTS” category was made up of 16 Associations that brought a list of athletes to qualify for the sports allowance.
- “FEMALE FOOTBALL” category was made up of 16 premier clubs who submitted 31 athletes each for vetting.
DISCIPLINE NO. OF APPROVED APPLICANTS NO. OF SLOTS AVAILABLE
ABLE SPORTS 348
DISABLED SPORTS 95
FOOTBALL 443
Please note that applicants who are already beneficiaries of various forms of institutional allowances, stipends and salaries from state agencies and corporate organizations were not considered for this package.
Thank You.
Signed
Charles Obeng Amofah – Ag. Head, Public Relations
07/08/2020