President Akufo-Addo has today, Monday, August 31, 2021, the cut sod for the commencement of work on this and other sports infrastructure for 2023 All African Games.
The stadium, which will be sited at Borteyman in the Greater Accra Region and will cost an estimated $200 million and will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the event.
The facilities to be constructed include a 50,000 capacity Olympic stadium complex, multi-purpose sports halls for all indoor sports, aquatic centres for swimming and tennis courts.
The facility will be converted into a University for Sports and Development after the successful hosting of the games.
As a result, hostels, administration blocks, lecturer halls will be constructed for this purpose.
The stadium will host facilities for about 25 sporting disciplines for the game. It will have multi-purpose sports halls for all indoor sports, aquatic centres for swimming and tennis courts.
DETAILS OF THE SPORTING FACILITY AT BORTEYMAN for All Africa Games 2023:
• 400-metre 6-Lane Athletics Warm-Up Track with playing field for football; Washrooms for male and female; Spectator stands for 500 people.
• One Thousand-Seater Competition Swimming Pool, collapsible to Five Hundred (500)
Seater. 8-lane Competition Swimming.
• 8-Lane Warm-up Swimming Pool.
• Five Hundred-Seater (500) Temporary Dome (Handball, Judo, Karate, Taekwondo, etc).
• One Thousand-Seater (1,000) Multi-Purpose Sports Hall (Badminton, Boxing, Volleyball, Weightlifting, etc).
• Five (5) Tennis Courts complex including One Thousand-Seater (1,000) Centre Court (Covered Spectator Stand with a VVIP viewing stand),
• Space for Children’s Playground.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com