The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Mustapha Ussif, has emphasized the government’s unwavering commitment to delivering world-class facilities and ensuring the African Games become a success.
He said this when he led a group of stakeholders to inspect facilities under construction to host the 2023 African Games on Wednesday in Accra.
The Minister commended the efforts of the Local Organizing Committee, University of Ghana and other stakeholders for taking steps to ensure the Accra 2023 games become a success.
“The progress we’ve seen today is truly commendable. The facilities of the University of Ghana are of exceptional quality and meet the highest international standards. I am confident that, with the continued dedication and support of all parties, we will successfully host an outstanding African Games,” he added.
The Minister assured that the 2023 Africa Games facilities at the University of Ghana would be completed before the December 2023 deadline.
“To assure the country and media, we will finish the facilities and do testing before the Games. We are not grappling with meeting deadlines. We are on track and are going to ensure the contractors complete the facilities on time. The contractor did indicate we are almost 70% complete with the stadium, some of the other facilities are at 80%. The Games village is almost 85% complete,” he stated.
On her part, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, expressed delight with the facilities and progress made so far.
She pledged the university’s commitment to creating an atmosphere conducive to high levels of sports performance and athlete accommodation.
“Our partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports has been fruitful and we are fully committed to ensuring that the African Games leave a lasting legacy of sporting excellence and camaraderie,” she said.
The 13th African Games scheduled to take place in March next year, is expected to attract thousands of athletes, officials and spectators from across the continent.
The University of Ghana Stadium is one of the facilities which will host athletics, football and Rugby at the 2023 African Games dubbed “Accra 2023.”
Priscilla Osei-Wusu Nimako, ISD
