The prolonged renovation of the Baba Yara Sports Stadium will be completed by the end of March 2021, Professor Peter Twumasi, the Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA) has indicated.
The 40,000-seater capacity edifice – which serves as the traditional home ground for Ghana Premier League giants Asante Kotoko – has been shut down since February last year for a facelift.
Kotoko, as a result, have had to use the Accra Sports Stadium as their home grounds.
With no clear timelines about the completion of the renovation work one year on, Kotoko CEO Nana Yaw Amponsah voiced out the club’s frustrations, pleading with the Government of Ghana to speed up the process to enable the team return to their home venue.
In response to Kotoko’s plea, NSA boss Prof. Twumasi told Happy FM:
“We are hoping by the end of March the job will be completed and handed over to the NSA.
“The major problem was the pitch and that has been worked on. Since 2007 no renovation work had been done but now it has been done.
“The pitch has been rolled out and we are waiting for the grass to grow and get better.
“The seats have all been put in place, the floodlights, scoreboard, tartans tracks are all ready.
“The contract was a one-year contract and we are hoping by March ending the contractor should be done.
“We are pleading with Kotoko to be patient with us. The work will be completed soon,” he added.
