Mustapha Ussif, the Minister for Youth And Sports has directed the National Sports Authority (NSA) to resolve issues concerning the ban on Baba Yara Sports Stadium as venue for CAF Category 3 matches.
The Minister has also instructed the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to inform CAF to inspect the University of Ghana Stadium and the Accra Sports Stadium as alternatives.
The Public Relations Unit of the Ministry in a statement issued on Thursday said most issues identified by CAF at the Accra Sports Stadium during the previous inspection have been resolved.
“The University of Ghana stadium has already hosted CAF Category 3 matches but the stadium since inauguration is yet to be inspected by CAF’s independent inspectors for consideration as a suitable Category 3 match venue in accordance with CAF’s Stadium Regulations” it stated.
The Ministry was optimistic that the University of Ghana and the Accra Sports Stadia will meet the requirements for CAF’s Category 3 matches after the inspection and again reiterate its commitment to upgrading remaining national stadia to meet the standards required for CAF Category 3 matches.
The ruling on the Baba Yara Stadium came on the back of the Black Stars 1-0 loss to Angola in the 2025 AFCON qualifiers.
The Legon Stadium was renovated to host the 2023 African Games and aside hosting several athletics competitions, a couple of football games were held at the venue during the competition.
The Accra Sports Stadium recently hosted a series of Category 2 games that had Ghana’s representatives in the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, FC Samartex and Nsoatreman FC respectively, compete in.
