The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has revealed that the Yendi Sports Stadium will soon be opened to the people of the Northern Region.
In a Twitter post on August 9, 2022, Mr Oppong-Nkrumah said “Work is ongoing on the Yendi Sports Stadium with construction at its final stages.”
According to him, when completed, the stadium will be a big boost for sports development in the Northern Region.
He disclosed the information at the time President Akufo-Addo toured the Northern Region.
In May 2018, government cut sod for the construction of the Yendi Sports Stadium.
#PresidentToursNorthernRegion: Work is ongoing on the Yendi Sports Stadium with construction at its final stages. When completed, the stadium will be a big boost for sports development in the Northern Region. pic.twitter.com/HK6O0LmqC6
— Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) August 9, 2022
Since work began, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, National Sports Authority, National Youth Authority and the Regional Coordinating Council have been at the site for inspection.
The almost USD 1.8million facility is to house a FIFA standard football pitch, eight-lane athletics lane, ICT/Entrepreneurship, Counseling Centres, tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, a modern restaurant, washrooms, maintenance unit and floodlights.
Source: The Independent Ghana