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Ignore fake reports on proposed 5,000 capacity stadium - Hearts of Oak

By Vincent Ashitey
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Hearts of Oak through a statement is appealing to its supporters to ignore fake reports in the media that they are about to construct a 5,000 seater capacity stadium.

The club have been in the news this week after artistic impressions of the 5,000 capacity facility flooded the internet.

Hearts of Oak, in a statement on Friday, June 2 signed by Communications Manager Kwame Opare Addo denied "the story and the designs presented."

"The Management of Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Limited is by this statement passionately appealing to all to ignore the report on the above-mentioned headline as speculated by a section of the media.

We want to place on record that the story and the designs presented by the media are total fabrications and does not meet our designs and therefore should be seen as concocted."

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The club however admitted that there are plans to build a stadium which they will use to honour friendly games there and also their junior teams will take advantage of it.

"The club has provision to construct a mini stadium to be used for our friendly games. Thus facility will also serve as home grounds for our junior teams, Auroras and Royals in their various competitions."

Already, construction works are underway at the Pobiman site as the club hopes to complete the building of a hostel facility for the team.

"Currently, the Pobiman hostel facility to host the team and other staff is nearing completion. In due time, the construction of the club's ultra-modern edifice will also commence, the statement added." 

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