Hearts of Oak’s Executive Board Chairman, Togbe Afede XIV, has expressed disappointment with the National Sports Authority’s (NSA) decision to suspend football activities at the Accra Sports Stadium in December to accommodate concerts.
The directive led clubs such as Hearts of Oak, Accra Lions, and Great Olympics to temporarily relocate from the Accra Sports Stadium.
Togbe Afede XIV voiced his dissatisfaction with the decision, questioning the rationale behind such an initiative.
“Somebody wakes up and suddenly closes up a sports stadium for a concert. What kind of reasoning is this?” Togbe Afede quizzed.
“When you raise the money to maintain the stadium for what event? Sports or more concerts. What is the logic here? But we sit down and not complain. Why are we afraid of the truth?
“Personally, it stinks and makes me ashamed that a stadium can be closed in favor of a concert while the Ghana Premier League is in action.”
As a result of the closure, both Hearts and Olympics have shifted their home games to the Baba Yara Stadium, while Accra Lions have chosen the WAFA Park in Sogakope as their temporary home venue.