The Director of Sports and Wellness at the University of Ghana, Dr Austin Luguterah, says sports development in Ghana is static because authorities have not given it the needed priority.
The sector appears to be in a state of decline, with major sporting disciplines including football, boxing, and athletics all facing challenges across major tournaments.
The situation has placed officials in various sectors, including the Sports Ministry, under intense scrutiny.
Dr Luguterah believes the approach to sports has not been right.
"Our priorities are wrong [in this country as far as sports is concerned]. We want to copy but we don't want to find out how they are making it," he said in an interview on Joy News' Prime Take with Muftawu Nabila Abdulai.
"That is the mindset of Ghana. We are quick to say the United States are getting money in sports let's also get money there. But what foundation did they build to get to that level?
"We don't even have a sports policy. Policy is binding [but] manifestos are not binding."
Ghana had no representation at the 2024 Olympic Games in boxing for the first time since 2004.
The same can be said for football, as the men's national team have not qualified for the Olympics since the 2004 Athens edition.
The senior national team, the Black Stars, who have not won a major trophy since their 1982 Africa Cup of Nations title, were eliminated in the group stages of the last two editions of the tournament.
The nation is yet to claim medal at the Olympics in track and field in about over five decades.
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