The Deputy Director Basic of the Nationwide Sports activities Authority (NSA), Abdul Majeed Bawa, has disclosed that the authority has determined to not overburden nationwide stadia that host matches for the nationwide groups.
He made these remarks following Ghana’s shut name final month when it nearly needed to play its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier towards Sudan overseas.
The Baba Yara Sports activities Stadium’s approval to host CAF Class Three matches was suspended by the continent’s soccer governing physique simply earlier than the Sudan sport.
The federal government needed to take pressing steps to get the Accra Sports activities Stadium authorized for the match.
To forestall such occurrences sooner or later, Majeed emphasised that stadia upkeep can be taken critically.
“On this area of the world, many consider that the power belongs to the state and that it’s the state’s accountability to take care of it. So you could have groups that patronize the pitches round, however they don’t seem to be curious about aiding pitch managers in preserving them,” he informed Akoma FM.
“Transferring ahead, we are going to be sure that the standing is maintained; we is not going to take the pitch upkeep frivolously and won’t put strain on it.”