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Tamale Sports Stadium to be renamed after former Vice President

The renaming is in fulfillment of a campaign promise during the election

The Tamale Sports Stadium will be renamed after Ghana's late vice president Alhaji Aliu Mahama according to the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

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This was announced by the president when he met the family of the late politician during a visit to the Flag Staff House to  inform the President of the series of activities being held to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the passing of the late Vice President.

Alhaji Aliu Mahama was a prominent Tamale politician and sports fan with ties to now struggling Real Tamale United.

According to President Akufo-Addo, the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama “had so much to do with it (Tamale Sports Stadium), and I think it will be a proper monument to him, testimony to his contribution.”

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Describing the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama as a “colleague and a very valuable member of the team that worked with former President J.A. Kufuor”, President Akufo-Addo noted that “his premature departure continues always to be a very emotional matter for us.”

The Minister for Youth and Sports, who was also present at the event, in his remarks, stated that the late Vice President “contributed immensely to sports development and sports promotion in the country. He was an icon for sports and youth development in Ghana. His campaign for greater discipline inspired most of us.”

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