Kofi Adams is Minister of Sports and Recreation-designate
The Minister of Sports and Recreation-designate, Kofi Adams, has pledged to enhance security at stadiums across the country to ensure the safety of fans, players, and officials.
His commitment comes in response to the tragic death of Asante Kotoko fan, Yaw Frimpong, popularly known as Pooley, who was fatally stabbed during a Ghana Premier League match between Asante Kotoko and Nsoatreman FC at Nsoatre on Sunday, February 2, 2025.
Speaking on JoyNews, Adams strongly condemned the violence, emphasising the negative impact such incidents have on Ghanaian sports, particularly at a time when efforts are being made to rekindle passion for local football.
“You cannot have patience for such an act, especially when we’ve had quite a serious incident in the past, a repeat of any kind should be condemned and not at a time we are trying to bring back the love that we want Ghanaians to have for our sport.
“Acts such as this send us way back and we must not accept it. This is very condemnable. It must not be tolerated and we must not, in any way, find any excuse or soever for what happened yesterday,” he said.
Adams stressed the urgent need for improved security and emergency response measures at stadiums to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
“It is a wake-up call to look at our security at stadia. We will have to review security at stadia and see to improving security at our stadia and also emergency responses. We need to review all these and make sure we bring it to standard,” he added.
In the aftermath of the incident, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has indefinitely suspended the use of Nana Konamansah Park and taken disciplinary action against both Nsoatreman FC and Asante Kotoko.
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