The Following information is being provided as a result of inquiries by interested individuals about what the Ghana Olympic Committee stands for. I suspect this information is being sought as a result of the rumpus in the current Ghana Olympic Committee which has two factions.

The Ghana Olympic Committee is a non-governmental organization working in conjunction with the National Sports Council and the Ministry of Youth and Sports to promote and develop sports in Ghana. The Committee was originally set up in 1952 with the following objectives.

1. To disseminate the aims and ideals of the Olympic Movement and to ensure Ghana’s representation at the Olympic Games and other international Games within the Olympic movement.

2. To see the healthy development of sports in Ghana, free from political, religious, racial and commercial interference.

3. To assist in raising funds through public appeals to support Ghana’s participation in Olympic Games and other international games and to supervise the utilization and disbursement of such funds to supervise the utilization and disbursement of such funds in the interest of these Games.

4. To co-operate with sports associations in Ghana towards the development of the various sports disciplines in the country.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE GOC
The membership of the GOC is made up of representatives of the various sports associations under the auspices of the National Sports Council.

There are also representatives from the security services sports associations, the Ghana Armed Forces Police, Fire Service, Customs Excise and Preventive Service, Internal Revenue Service, and the Ghana Education Service.

The constitution provides for a general assembly which meets once in four years after each Olympic Games There should be an Executive Board that carries out the working of the GOC and a full time secretariat.