Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams has revealed that the government will plan to renovate the Cape Coast Stadium and keep it strictly for Black Stars matches.
The Cape Coast Stadium has not been used for an international football match since November 2021, when Ghana defeated South Africa 1-0 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Adams' suggestion comes as a reaction to the country's crumbling sports infrastructure, which triggered CAF to temporarily ban Ghana from hosting international games owing to the deficiency of a qualified stadium for Category A matches.
Speaking to TV3, Adams said no club will be permitted to play their matches at the Cape Coast Stadium when it is renovated.
"If you look at the key stadium facilities we have, Cape Coast is the one that we will not spend so much to refurbish it quickly, and not allow any club to play there; just keep it as a national stadium for Black Stars only, for the meantime."
"So we would have prepared it for the September and October window when we play the next qualifiers. After that, we can close Accra and Kumasi as well and make sure they are refurbished for competitions."
Meanwhile, the Black Stars has played the last two international games at the Accra Sports Stadium since CAF withdrew the Baba Yara Stadium’s licence after the defeat to Angola on September 5, 2024.
Ghana will host Chad at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, before travelling to Morocco to neck-it with Madagascar three days later on Monday, March 24, 2025.
By: Pascal Amoah
