Mr Ofori in giving the deadline, has also allayed all fears, insisting that the facility will be in good shape as one of the venues for the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
Initially given the contract to renovate the VIP and Media stand of the Accra Stadium, Coupbay Ghana Limited, the contracting firm, has now been asked to replace the damaged seats in the stands, the re-making of the frame holding the scoreboard as well as undertaking painting works at the stadium.
Speaking to the Graphic Sports last Friday, Mr Ofori disclosed that they have had to work around the clock to ensure that the timelines set were met and that substantial work had been done.
“As you can see, we are working and we will surely finish before the tournament starts. We intend to hand it over by the end of October, so there is no need to panic. The job will be done.”
When the Graphic Sports visited the stadium last Friday, the re-roofing of the VIP lounge was completed, while workers were busily replacing the damaged steel separators in the VIP stand.
Damaged chairs in the various stands were being replaced and the field was about 90 percent re-grassed.
Also, painting of the fence and the various walls around the stadium had started in earnest, all intended to give the facility the needed facelift ahead of the competition.
The government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports last February contracted Coupbay to undertake a ?12.5 million renovation works after an assessment indicated that the facility had become a ‘death trap’ due to the level of deterioration particularly, at the VIP Lounge and the Media stand.
However, somewhere along the line, work slowed down and after an inspection from the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), there was speculation that Ghana risked losing the hosting right of the 2018 Women’s AFCON due to the delay.
In an effort to save the bid, the ministry wrote to CAF proposing to use either the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi or the Aliu Mahama Stadium in Tamale as an alternative stadium, but that was rejected, and that triggered work being stepped up at the Accra Stadium. Read Full Story
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