Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to commission Legon Sports Stadium for 13th African Games

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will commission the Legon Sports Stadium on Friday for  the forthcoming 13th African Games,.

The ceremony will mark the official opening of the state-of-the-art sports facility and other sporting amenities within the University of Ghana.

According to the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) executive chairman, Dr. Kwaku Ofosu Asare, the programe is supposed to commence at 10:00 and will witness the presence of Vice President Bawumia, accompanied by the honorable Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif.

Dr. Ofosu Asare expressed his enthusiasm regarding the Vice President’s involvement, emphasizing the significance of such high-level support for the sports sector.

The Legon Sports Stadium, along with adjacent facilities, will play a pivotal role in hosting various sporting disciplines during the 13th African Games. Football, rugby, athletics, and squash are among the sports set to be showcased at the University of Ghana’s sports facilities.

“We have completed all the facilities the constructors have handed over to us so he is going to commission the Legon facility. Legon is the hub of the games that is where the Games Village is, that is where the athletes will stay and that is where athletics will also take place,” he told the media.

“Athletics forms the major part of the competition so Legon is a very key factor in the hosting of the games. So we are pleased to get the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to come the work we are doing is for all Ghanaians so we should all come together as Africa is coming here we will host Africa and raise the flag of Ghana high,”

The 13^th African Games will start from March 8 to 23 in Accra where 30 disciplines would be honored and Cape Coast supporting with Female Football.

From Sammy Heywood Okine