Professor Peter Twumasi, the Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), has recommended that the premier league clubs and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) build and operate their own stadiums, which are specifically designed for football activities. This move will lessen the reliance on state-owned facilities that serve a variety of sports at the local level.
The head of the NSA suggested that money, like that which came from Ghana’s FIFA World Cup participation, be set aside for the construction of stadiums designed specifically for football. He emphasized how the NSA’s facilities serve several purposes, supporting not just football but also the advancement of the other subjects under its watch.
“Our sports facilities cannot be kept as if we are playing Black Stars matches every day. The state has the facility for sports development across all sports so use the facilities to serve all other sports. The NSA facilities are not only for football but for athletics, rugby, volley as well as the school’s sports, among others. The facilities are for all manner of sports, especially grassroots,” Prof Twumasi said in an interview with Graphic Sports.
“I think it is high time the GFA built their own stadium. For example, the World Cup money that we get should be used for some of these things –– building a stadium. We can use the World Cup money to design a stadium purposely for football matters and the federation (GFA) will handle that.” he added
