NSC to prosecute
people who destroy stadium facilities
Awards night for
retired sportsmen and women
NSC to prosecute
people who destroy stadium facilities
Accra (Greater Accra) 27 October
2000
Soccer fans who come to the Accra
Sports Stadium to steal and destroy facilities have been warned to desist from
such acts or risk being prosecuted if caught by a special task force to be set
up by the National Sports Council (NSC).
Briefing newsmen during a tour of
facilities to see the extent of damage, Mr. Hamid Issaka, a Public Relations
Officer of the (NSC) said "if the rate of destruction continues, we might
end up at the pre-renovation state in no time"
He said at the moment, 184 plastic
chairs, of which 168 from the upper terrace and 16 from the Osu stand, have
been destroyed.
"I believe this spate of
destruction may be due to people's perception toward anything government and
this have to change, since money used for repairs can be used elsewhere"
At the ticket-selling booth, all
the electrical fittings to provide light during evening matches have been
removed, forcing NSC electricians to improvise to ensure that ticket sellers
have lights to do their job.
Mr. Issaka said, most taps, locks
and water closets have all been removed or destroyed, causing flooding any time
the place is used.
He revealed that during the FA cup
semi-finals between Okwawu and Goldfields, fans who came to the stadium for the
second match between Hearts and Dawu, which had been rescheduled due to power
failure, vandalised buses of the NSC which subsequently withheld the gate
proceeds of the match.
He said they plan meeting with
Clubs that use the stadium to impress on their followers the need to help
maintain and protect these facilities.
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Awards night for
retired sportsmen and women
Accra (Greater Accra) 27 October
2000
The Ministry of Youth and Sports
would organise a National Awards night for retired Sportsmen and Women on
Monday, November 6, at the Accra Sport stadium.
A release signed by Mr. Dan Piime,
Acting Chief Director of the Ministry, said in connection with this, all keep
fit clubs in and around Accra and Tema have been requested to submit names of
their members to the secretary of Ghana Retired Footballers Association, Greater
Accra Region, for onward transmission to the Ministry.
He said chairmen of the Ghana
Retired Footballers Associations in the regions are also requested to submit to
the secretariat, a list of all retired Black Stars players to be forwarded to
the Ministry by October 31, 2000.
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