It is hoped that the Games can be held alongside or following the African Games next year, which Ghana is poised host for the first time.

Deen is also President of the National Paralympic Committee of Ghana, and a member of the Organising Committee for Accra 2023.

He urged sports administrators to work towards ensuring that the African Para Games can take place, insisting that it represents a big opportunity for Ghana.

"Now we have the unique opportunity to host the first African Paralympic Games in Ghana during or after the African Games in 2023," Deen told Ghana's HSTV.

"Let's put our selfish and personal interests away and be positive in managing sports in Ghana.

"We have to be vibrant, popular, and powerful to make a statement in African sports."

Deen also encouraged National Federations in Ghana to begin assisting athletes' preparations for next year's Games with the aim of ensuring that the host nation fares well.

Preparations are gearing up for the African Games in the Ghanian capital, with the main the University of Ghana Stadium expected to be completed in February 2023.

Dates are still yet to be confirmed for the Games, although August is considered the most likely month for the multi-sport event.

There had bene uncertainty over whether Ghana would continue as host nation when plans for a new Olympic Sports Complex were shelved in July last year, but an agreement was reached with the African Union in October which confirmed it as host.