Ghana remains committed to staging the first-ever African Paralympic Games in 2023 when it also plays host to the African Games, the President of the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Ghana insisted on Tuesday (October 5).

Ghanaian Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif has been honoured by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) in recognition of his "dynamic" efforts to prepare the nation to stage the 2023 African Games.

Ghana’s National Sports Authority has established an Organising Committee for the 2022 National Cross-Country Championships, which will serve as a build-up event to the 2023 African Games.

The director general of Ghana’s National Sports Authority has urged all sporting federations in the country to target winning medals at the 2023 African Games.

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has promised the country will be ready to host the 2023 African Games after cutting the first sod on the $145 million (£105 million/€122 million) sports complex being built for the event in Ghana.

Peter Twumasi, director general of Ghana's National Sports Authority (NSA), visited the Ashanti Regional NSA Directorate to welcome 250 newly recruited staff members prior to the 2023 African Games.

Ghana's Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif has claimed the country will build on its performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by doing "even better" when it hosts the 2023 African Games.

The acting vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana Nana Aba Appiah Amfo met with a delegation from the Ministry of Youth and Sports to discuss ongoing plans to use the institution as a hub for the 2023 African Games.

The Government of Ghana looks set to borrow $170 million (£124 million/€144 million) to help fund the 2023 African Games.

Ghana has abandoned plans to build a new Olympic Sports Complex to host the 2023 African Games in Accra.

Zimbabwe’s Stanley Mutoya, currently chief executive of the African Union Sports Council Region 5 based in Gaborone, Botswana, has been appointed chairperson of the Accra 2023 African Games technical committee.

Ghana's Minister of Youth and Sports Mustapaha Ussif has claimed the Government is committed to hosting the 2023 African Games in the country after fears that they were set to be stripped of the event.

Morocco’s Ambassador to Ghana has met with Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) President Ben Nunoo Mensah to discuss cooperation on matters including the 2023 African Games.

Turkey could help Ghana prepare for its hosting of the African Games after a meeting was held between officials from both countries.