The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has pledged his full support for the CAVB Zone III Volleyball Club Championship during its launch on September 23, 2025, at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel.
The tournament, which will be hosted in Accra, is scheduled to begin on March 1 and conclude on March 8, 2026.
The president of Kalibi Sporting Club and politician, Bernard Mornah, called on the sports minister and the government to build gyms and other infrastructural facilities to support volleyball competitions in Ghana.
“Honourable minister, let me say that volleyball deserves your attention. If you give us even one-twentieth of the support that the Black Stars receive, not football entirely, just the Black Stars, volleyball will reach a level we can be proud of. While football is getting AstroTurfs, we are very disappointed that we can’t get gyms for volleyball. When it rains, we are left at the mercy of the weather. So, minister and IGP, at least build two gyms for us,” he said.
The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, also vowed to invest heavily in volleyball and other sporting disciplines to improve their prospects in the country.
He explained that this initiative was one of the reasons the Black Stars’ budget for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers was reduced, in order to free up revenue to support other sporting disciplines.
“In every community, we should have a volleyball court because it does not require much space. We can even have a multipurpose court for volleyball, netball, basketball, and others. But the lands for these projects have been taken by people who should have known better.
“Sports is a huge area we can invest in to generate billions and trillions. As a minister, I am working to ensure that all sporting disciplines receive the support they need even though football exists. That explains why the Black Stars’ budget was slashed. Some people didn’t understand, but there is a need for other sports to benefit from the national cake,” the minister stated.
The volleyball tournament will feature 48 volleyball clubs from West African countries including Ghana, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Benin, Niger, Togo, and Nigeria.
Other dignitaries present at the event included Greater Accra Volleyball Chairman, Alfred Offei; Zone III President, Ali Yaro; and representatives from the Ghana Police Service.
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