Sports Minister Trains GFA To Request CAF To Inspect Accra And UG sports Stadium After Baba Yara Stadium Boycott.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has coordinated the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to look for endorsement from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the use of Accra Sports Stadium and the University of Ghana Sports Stadium as settings for the Black Stars’ impending home match in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

This mandate follows CAF’s decision to boycott the Baba Yara Stadium because of its unfortunate condition, leaving Ghana with few scene choices.

Subsequently, the nation might have to play its next match against Sudan in October in adjoining nations like Togo, Nigeria, or Ivory Coast.

Accordingly, the Games Service has given an explanation encouraging the GFA to demand an investigation of the two arenas, noticing that “most issues have been settled” at the Accra Sports Arena.

The Ministry additionally featured the requirement for CAF to evaluate the recently built University of Ghana Sports Stadium.

The assertion read: “The Priest has additionally educated the Ghana Football Relationship to promptly demand CAF to examine the Accra Sports Arena and the recently constructed University of Ghana Stadium, for endorsement as Classification 3 match scenes, for use by the Black Stars in its next global match in October.

The Service stressed that past worries raised by CAF during a previous review of the Accra Sports Arena have been to a great extent tended to, and keeping in mind that the University of Ghana Stadium has facilitated CAF Class 2 matches, it actually requires an authority examination to fulfill the guidelines for Class 3 scenes, per CAF guidelines.

Moreover, the Service has requested that the National Sports Authority settle issues connected with the pitch at Baba Yara Stadium.

The University of Ghana Stadium has as of late facilitated occasions like the thirteenth African Games in Spring and the WAFU Zone B U-17 competition in May, while the Accra Sports Stadium routinely fills in as a home scene for Accra-based Ghana Premier League teams and clubs taking part in CAF Between club contests, like FC Samartex and Nsoatreman FC.