The National Sports Authority (NSA) of Ghana is facing fresh allegations of misrepresentation after a letter to the US Embassy was found to contain incorrect job titles for several staff members. The letter, signed by NSA's Chief Operations Officer, Yaw Gyamfi Kusi, was reportedly intended to introduce several individuals to the embassy. However, according to Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah, the letter contained several inaccuracies regarding the official positions of the listed staff members.
According to Mr Assafuah, Fuseini Lukman was presented as the Northern Region Coordinator, while Ekow Hayford was listed as responsible for Sports Development. Additionally, Francis Owusu and Felicia Ahiadome were both identified as Procurement Officers, positions they allegedly did not occupy. The most troubling part of the letter, according to the MP, was the listing of Comfort Ahiadome as Board Secretary of the NSA, a position that was not substantively filled at the time.
The NSA Board had an acting Board Secretary, Mavis Quainoo, at the time the letter was sent. Mr Assafuah questioned why officials of a public institution would be presented to a foreign diplomatic mission under titles and positions they did not legitimately hold. His remarks raise questions about the internal record-keeping and verification processes at the NSA and why such details were communicated to the US Embassy without apparent correction.
The allegation surfaces at a time when the NSA is already under heightened scrutiny due to its suspended Director-General, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, who remains the subject of an ongoing investigation. Mr Ankrah has stated publicly that he will not appear before Parliament until that process is concluded. With the Director-General's case still unresolved, Mr Assafuah's claims about misrepresented staff titles add another layer of questions about how the NSA manages its official communications.
The NSA is Ghana's statutory body responsible for developing and regulating sport across the country, overseeing national facilities, and coordinating with regional offices. Accurate representation of staff roles matters because such designations can affect official engagements, funding discussions, and cooperation agreements with foreign partners like the US Embassy. Misstating titles could point to lapses in internal governance at an agency that manages public funds and infrastructure used by Ghanaian athletes nationwide.
It remains unclear whether the NSA, Mr Gyamfi Kusi, or any of the named staff members have responded to Mr Assafuah's claims. No parliamentary hearing, investigation timeline, or official NSA statement on the matter has been disclosed. The sources reviewed do not indicate whether this allegation will be folded into the broader investigation already facing the suspended Director-General or examined separately.
The development has sparked concerns about the credibility and internal governance of the NSA. As the situation unfolds, stakeholders will be watching closely to see how the allegations are addressed and what implications they may have for the management and operations of the authority.
Key points
- The National Sports Authority faces allegations of providing false job titles for staff members in a letter to the US Embassy.
- The controversy raises questions about the internal governance and record-keeping processes at the NSA.
- The allegations surface amid an ongoing investigation into the suspended Director-General of the NSA, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah.
