Presidential entrance of the Accra Sports Stadium has turned into a dumping ground, just weeks ahead of Ghana’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The Black Stars are set to face Chad at home, but the facility, which hosted Ghana’s last competitive match, is in poor condition.
A visit by JoySports revealed that while the pitch is in good shape for games, other key areas of the stadium are far from presentable for officials, guests, and fans.
The pathway leading to the Presidential entrance is cluttered with discarded items such as broken fridges, faulty machines, damaged plastic chairs, tables, and other trash.
The situation worsens with the facility’s utilities. The water supply system is in a poor state, and the electricity room is no better. The room has no functioning lights, exposed wires are scattered around, and there’s even a small hole dug inside.
A room near the scoreboard is filled with dirt and has holes believed to be caused by rats. The overall structure of the stadium is also in poor shape, with visible cracks that suggest it is becoming weaker.
The condition of the washrooms is appalling, with a strong, unpleasant smell making them almost unusable.
Offices, including the Head of the Technical Department’s workspace, are in terrible shape. They have no electricity, broken ceilings, and cracked tiles.
The Ghana Project Monitoring Group (GPMG), an organization focused on highlighting neglected and faulty projects across the country, has expressed interest in working with the Sports Ministry to address the stadium’s poor maintenance and hygiene issues.
“Our motive is to draw the attention of the authorities and government that there’s something wrong here and what can we do,” member of GPMG Ernest Banama told JoySports.
“Not only drawing the attention, we use our own hands to start something and wait for the government to assist us.”
The Accra Sports Stadium, known as the Nation’s Wembley, underwent a massive facelift worth GH¢12.5 million for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in 2018.