The President of the Republic of Ghana has cut the sod for the construction of a 10,000-seating capacity multi-purpose stadium at New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region.
The stadium, a 10,000-seating capacity is fully funded by the government of Ghana at a cost of six million Ghana Cedis (GHC 6,000,000). The ceremony will officially commence works for the project.
The sod-cutting formed part of the President’s ‘Accounting to the People’ tour of the Ashanti Region.
Minister for Youth and Sports, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye says government have made available all financial provision for the project.
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"Everything is ready so once we start, everything will be done expeditiously. It is going to cost us about GHC 6 million," he told Melody FM in Takoradi.
Vanderpuye also revealed the reason for the particular choice of New Edubiase.
"The President considered the fact that a small town like New Edubiase to able to have football club to play in the league (Premier League) consistently and rub shoulders with big clubs like Hearts of Oak and the rest. When the President looks at the football field they play on the President thought no. And so he thought that when he assists them it will help,” the Sports Minister asked.
"Before the President even thought about it, the chief was going to make that presentation to the President. So when we went there the chief said we don't want anything in this town. We have the schools, we have the hospitals, we have the roads. What we need is that we have built a football team which today is beating Hearts of Oak and beating Kotoko. We want a stadium," he continued.
