GFA confident Accra Sports Stadium will be ready for Gambia game
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) says the Accra Sports Stadium will be ready to host Ghana’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against The Gambia despite concerns over the facility’s current condition. Domestic football has been suspended at the stadium while rehabilitation work is carried out to bring the venue up to the standards required by … The post GFA confident Accra Sports Stadium will…
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) remains confident that Accra Sports Stadium will be prepared to host Ghana's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against The Gambia, despite ongoing rehabilitation work on the pitch. The suspension of domestic football at the venue has led to Accra Hearts of Oak playing their opening home matches of the 2026-27 Ghana Premier League season at the University of Ghana Stadium.
GFA Communications Director, Henry Asante Twum, is certain that the project will be finished ahead of the Black Stars' home fixture. Asante Twum explained that with the Accra Sports Stadium being the sole approved venue in Ghana for international matches, there is a significant pressure to complete the rehabilitation work ahead of the qualifier.
The GFA has been in discussions with Greengrass Technologies, the firm responsible for the pitch, and expects the work to intensify. The qualifier is part of Ghana's preparations for the 2027 AFCON campaign, with the Black Stars set to face The Gambia at home following their opening away fixture against Côte d'Ivoire. The GFA hopes that the rehabilitation work will be completed on time to allow Ghana to play the crucial qualifier at Accra Sports Stadium.
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