Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cut off power to the Accra Sports Stadium due to an outstanding debt of GH¢400,000 owed to the country’s power distributor.
The disconnection took place on Monday evening as workers strived to prepare the facility for hosting Friday’s Paris 2024 Olympic football qualifier match between Zambia’s women’s national team and Ghana’s Black Queens.
This is not the first time ECG has disconnected power to the stadium over unpaid debts. In March 2022, the National Task Force of ECG disconnected power supply to the stadium due to a debt amounting to GH¢508,000.00.
Similarly, other facilities managed by the National Sports Authority (NSA) have faced similar situations in the past.
In April 2023, the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) also disconnected power supply to the Aliu Mahama Stadium in Tamale due to an outstanding debt of GH¢466,000.
In addition to hosting Friday’s crucial Olympic qualifier, the Accra Sports Stadium is scheduled to host all of the men’s football matches at the 2023 African Games starting on March 8.
The facility will also serve as the venue for two other events: sambo and wrestling.