John Dramani Mahama, the president of Ghana, has revealed that his administration will start a project to build stadiums in every area that does not currently have this kind of infrastructure.
The President clarified during a news conference on Wednesday evening that the project will be modeled after GoldFields’ TnA Stadium in Tarkwa.
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During his media appearance, President Mahama praised the TnA Stadium for being both reasonably priced and of excellent quality.
“We promised to build stadia in all the new regions and the regions that don’t have modern stadia. So, as I speak, the Ministry of Sports and Recreation is doing the design and costing of the stadia, and Upper East is one of the regions that has been captured to receive a new sports stadium. What we are doing is, Tarkwa GoldFields built a standard stadium for their football activities, and I was surprised to learn it cost about $13 million,” President Mahama said.
He continued, “When the Government of Ghana built a stadium, it cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Those of you who have been to Tarkwa and have seen the stadium, it’s a standard stadium, and it takes about 10,000 people. So, if GoldFields built it for $13 million, then government too should be able to do the same.”
Since its opening in 2024, the TnA Stadium in Tarkwa—home field of former Ghana Premier League champions Medeama Sporting Club—has grown to become one of the best venues in the nation.
