The main objectives of the Ministry include:

• To improve the technical/functional capacity of the Ministry by ensuring that the four (4) line directorates are established and well staffed
• To ensure effective co-ordination of activities of the agencies under the Ministry through regular consultations and departmental reports
• To facilitate the decentralisation of functions of the departments under the Ministry to the District level
• To facilitate the construction of a youth centre for youth counselling and recreation to reduce the incidence of youth vices
• To tackle the problem of street youth in collaboration with NGOs and train them to pursue worthwhile economic ventures
• To strengthen youth development programmes of the youth training institutes
• To accelerate the programme for the rehabilitation of sports infrastructure i.e. Sports Stadia
• To co-ordinate arid integrate all efforts to raise the standard of performance in amateur and professional sports in the country
• To ensure regional balance in the provision of facilities, resources and personnel
• To encourage private sector participation in the provision and management of sports infrastructure