The Ghana League Club Association(GHALCA) has being informed the unavailability of the Kumasi Baba Yara Sports Stadium after scheduling to hold the 2025 GHALCA Top 4 tournament there.
The annual pre-season competition, slated for August 20-24, is set to feature four of Ghana’s Premier clubs, thus teams that finished top 4 of the table at the end of the season. This season teams has Bibiani Gold Stars FC, Heart of Lions, Asante Kotoko, and Hearts of Oak qualifying.
GHALCA few weeks ago, announced the Baba Yara Sports stadium as venue for the tournament but would have to change location due to the unavailability, thus according to the National Sports Authority (NSA) Boss Yaw Ampofo Ankrah.
Speaking to Sporty FM, Ankrah revealed the venue is uncertain for use due to infrastructural concerns.
“At this moment, the stadium is not ready, and we’ve told GHALCA. They are aware,“We’ll meet next week and see. We’ll be in Kumasi to assess the situation and determine what needs to be done.”
He again, cited financial constraints as the primary obstacle preventing the necessary upgrades to the stadium.
“The bottom line is money. If we had a million Ghana cedis or a million dollars today, we could get to work,” he said.
According to Ampofo Ankrah, while temporary repairs have been made, long-term improvements require substantial investment to meet acceptable hosting standards.
“It’s just a matter of time, but maybe we don’t have the luxury of time,” he concluded.
The annual pre-season competition, slated for August 20-24, is set to feature four of Ghana’s Premier clubs, thus teams that finished top 4 of the table at the end of the season. This season teams has Bibiani Gold Stars FC, Heart of Lions, Asante Kotoko, and Hearts of Oak qualifying.
GHALCA few weeks ago, announced the Baba Yara Sports stadium as venue for the tournament but would have to change location due to the unavailability, thus according to the National Sports Authority (NSA) Boss Yaw Ampofo Ankrah.
Speaking to Sporty FM, Ankrah revealed the venue is uncertain for use due to infrastructural concerns.
“At this moment, the stadium is not ready, and we’ve told GHALCA. They are aware,“We’ll meet next week and see. We’ll be in Kumasi to assess the situation and determine what needs to be done.”
He again, cited financial constraints as the primary obstacle preventing the necessary upgrades to the stadium.
“The bottom line is money. If we had a million Ghana cedis or a million dollars today, we could get to work,” he said.
According to Ampofo Ankrah, while temporary repairs have been made, long-term improvements require substantial investment to meet acceptable hosting standards.
“It’s just a matter of time, but maybe we don’t have the luxury of time,” he concluded.
