Kwaku Ofosu-Asare attended the 2023 Ghana Swimming Association National Open Championship and encouraged the swimmers to try and earn a call-up to the national squad.

Ofosu-Asare said Ghana would be counting on swimmers to win medals for the host nation at the African Games, according to the Ghana Olympic Committee.

"The Games coming home for the first time is an opportunity, so you guys must train hard to win gold for Ghana, we are very proud of you and know you can make it," Ofosu-Asare said.

He added the national championship was a chance for swimmers to be exposed to high-level competition.

A new aquatics centre is being built for the African Games at Borteyman, but the multi-sport event was pushed back by a year due to a financial crisis.

Ghana was due to host the African Games in capital Accra in 2022 but extreme debt and a dispute over marketing rights forced the delay.

People in the West African nation have witnessed 50 per cent inflation, growing debt and a sharp decline in the country's credit currency.

Protests have called for the removal of President Nana Akufo-Addo and the International Monetary Fund has pledged billions in a bailout.