Government has canceled plans to construct a 50,000 capacity stadium at Borteyman to host the 2023 African Games as a result of delays in executing the project.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif explained that the uncompleted stadium at Legon will now be the centre of the games in 2years time.
President Akufo-Addo in October last year when he inaugurated a nine-member Local Organising Committee (LOC) to commence preparations towards the 13th African Games said land has been secured for the construction which will host the opening and closing ceremony of the games.
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However, latest development given by the Sports Minister is that the games will now be staged at the Legon Stadium which will be refurbished.
“The plan adopted was to construct an Olympic Stadium complex at Borteyman, unfortunately, this plan could not materialise due to the onset of Covid-19.
“The pandemic delayed the start of the procurement process for the construction of this required facility for the game,†Ussif said.
“Due to time constraints, various options were reviewed, some of the facilities for the refurbishment reviewed include, the Accra Sports Stadium, the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Cape Coast Stadium, the Winneba College and the Legon Stadium.
“After careful study of the timelines, the Ministry in consultation with the local organizing committee has adopted a hybrid approach to construct the project in phases, by leveraging on existing facilities at the University of Ghana and build other facilities that are not available but are requirements for the hosting of the games.â€
The 13th edition of the Africa Games, formerly known as the All African Games would involve 54 participating countries and 25 sporting disciplines.
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The African Games is a multi-sport event held every four years with the competing nations coming from the African continent.
The 2023 African Games will also serve as qualifiers for the various disciplines for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.