Baba Yara Stadium Not Ready for 2025 GHALCA Top 4 – NSA Boss
The Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, has raised concerns about the readiness of the Baba Yara Sports Stadium to host the upcoming 2025 GHALCA Top 4 tournament.
The annual pre-season competition, slated for August 20-24, is set to feature four of Ghana’s premier clubs: Gold Stars FC, Heart of Lions, Asante Kotoko, and Hearts of Oak. Although GHALCA had initially announced Kumasi as the venue, the tournament’s location is now uncertain due to infrastructural concerns.
“At this moment, the stadium is not ready, and we’ve told GHALCA. They are aware,” Ampofo Ankrah told Sporty FM. “We’ll meet next week and see. We’ll be in Kumasi to assess the situation and determine what needs to be done.”
He 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.
As stakeholders prepare for next week’s assessment, the future of Kumasi as the host city for this year’s GHALCA Top 4 hangs in the balance.
