Kwadwo Twum Boafo, former CEO of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, has come to the defense of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), as it was embroiled in the closure of the national stadia saga.
Twum Boafo, who is also a leading member of the National Democratic Congress, vehemently insisted the National Sports Authority and the Ministry of Youth and Sports are mandated to ensure the country’s sporting infrastructures are well maintained.
The failure of these institutions with regards to the various stadia, especially the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, has led to the Confederation of Africa Football banning it from hosting category ‘A’ matches.
Reacting to this, Twum Boafo insisted the Ghana Football Association must not be even fingered in this national embarrassment as they pay rent to the National Sports Authority whenever the national teams play at the stadia.
“You spend over $245 million on All African Games, and you don’t have a stadium fit to hold an AFCON qualifier? What kind of joke is that? … The funny thing is that people want to come and point hands at the FA. This has nothing to do with the FA; the national team is owned by the FA. The Stadia are owned by the country. In fact, the FA pays rent to play the matches while they (NSA) rent out our football pitches for conventions,” he said on Max FM.
President Nana Akuffo Addo, since CAF’s move to ban the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, sacked Dodzie Numekevor as Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), with its Board Chairman taking over.
