{
  "id": 2123962,
  "title": "John Mahama expands stadium plan from six to 10 – Sports Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/john-mahama-expands-stadium-plan-from-six-to-10-sports-minister",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:45:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/john-mahama-expands-stadium-plan-from-six-to-10-sports-minister/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Mahama has increased his initial plan to construct six mini stadia in Ghana's newly formed regions to 10 stadia nationwide, according to Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams. Speaking at the Ghana Football Association's 32nd Ordinary Congress, Adams revealed that the President has expanded the project to cover more regions. The expanded plan includes the construction of ten mini stadia, with the Western North, Oti, Ahafo, Bono East, Savannah, and North East regions to receive one each, alongside the Upper East, Upper West, and Volta regions. The government has secured authorization from the Ministry of Finance to initiate the process, with the Finance Minister having issued commencement approval. The procurement and contracting procedures will follow, with construction set to commence once finalized. This expansion is part of the government's efforts to enhance sports infrastructure and provide state-of-the-art facilities for football and other sports across Ghana.",
  "summary": "President John Mahama has expanded his initial plan to construct six mini stadia in Ghana’s newly created regions to 10 stadia across the country, Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams has announced. The original plan was to build one mini stadium in each of the six newly created regions. However, speaking at the Ghana Football […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}