The Ghana Premier League match-week five game between Heart of Lions and Hearts of Oak have been postponed by the Ghana Football Association (GFA).
The decision to postpone the match which was scheduled for Sunday, October 15, 2023 comes as a result of the Akosombo Dam spillage which has affected the township of Sogakope.
Heart of Lions, who are yet to record a win since their promotion to the Ghana Premier League, were looking forward for a victory over the Rainbow club at the WAFA Park in Sogakope.
The Akosombo Dam spillage has affected nine districts in the Volta Region, including Sogakope and it has been announced by the Management of the Volta River Authority (VRA) told residents to "expect more spillage" as engineers at the hydro dam say they cannot tell when the exercise will come to an end.
The Volta River Authority (VRA) commenced the spillage of excess water on September 15, due to rising levels of the Akosombo and Kpong hydro dams.
While the current inflow to the reservoir is pegged at 400,000 cubic feet of water per second, the authority says it is spilling just about 183,000 cubic feet of water, and they cannot ascertain when the spilling exercise will be over.
Floodwaters from the ongoing spillage have climbed up to almost the top of the pillars of the 650m-long fixture.
The Ghana Navy has also been deployed to clear the weeds impeding the flow of the water beneath the bridge.
