France and Ghana are set to broaden their collaboration in sport after the French Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Diarra Dimé-Labille, held talks with the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Hon. Kofi Iddie Adams, in Accra. The engagement focused on developing athletes, sharpening coaching and technical skills, promoting grassroots sport, upgrading sports facilities and building high-performance systems.
Hon. Adams praised France’s continued backing for Ghana’s sporting growth and said government was keen to tap into French know-how, especially from the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance (INSEP), France’s renowned centre for elite athlete training. He noted that the partnership should create fresh openings for Ghanaian athletes, coaches and technical staff, in support of President John Dramani Mahama’s drive to revive school and grassroots sports.The talks build on an already active relationship. The French Embassy and INSEP have engaged the National Sports Authority on sports development, while a coach education programme involving the Ghana Football Association and the French Football Federation, financed by the French government, is already in motion. Under the Ghana Olympique Project, the Black Princesses, Ghana’s U20 women’s national team, trained at France’s Clairefontaine centre in February 2024, and Decathlon Ghana extended its partnership with the GFA in March 2025.
The two sides also examined investment in modern, multi-purpose sports infrastructure through sustainable Public-Private Partnerships, alongside new prospects in esports and digital sports. H.E. Dimé-Labille restated France’s resolve to use sport as a tool for development and global cooperation, while Hon. Adams emphasised that international partnerships must turn Ghana’s abundant sporting talent into real development gains and a stronger sports system.
