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University of Ghana facilities for the 13th African Games in Pictures
Ghana will be the focal point of the African continent in March 2024 when it hosts the 13th African Games.
With only eight months till the big event, preparations are in full gear, and two significant locations have been chosen to host the games.
The principal venue for the games would be the University of Ghana, the country’s leading postsecondary school. It will include separate spaces for housing, eating, and exhibiting the participants’ incredible skills. A big facility in Borteyman will also be used for numerous sports during the athletic spectacle.
As the clock ticks down, event organisers, including the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Local Organising Committee, express confidence that both stadiums will be completely equipped to host the tournament in all its splendour.
Citi Sports recently went on a campus visit with the Vice Chancellor of the institution, the Sports Minister and Deputy, and the LOC Chairman. The trip intended to highlight the achievements of the committed engineers who are working diligently to build state-of-the-art sites and domes for the games.
The University of Ghana rugby pitch was the first destination on our informative trip.
Stakeholders were shown the progress made thus far, which included grass planting, change rooms, a media zone for journalists, and a VIP area.
We were escorted from the rugby pitch to the Dome Site, which is located in the Diaspora area of the University of Ghana campus.
The Dome site includes two tents with a capacity of 500 seats each that will function as the cafeteria, a 10-bed clinic, and a kitchen where the athletes will be given their daily meals.
We travelled from the Dome site to one of the hostels that were undergoing intensive renovations.
The renovations for the 2,900 rooms that will accommodate the projected 5,800 athletes, coaches, and staff for the 13th African Games in Ghana have begun.
Water heaters, air conditioners, door and washroom repairs, and new wardrobes, beds, and mattresses are among the renovation projects.
The next visit after the dorms was the University of Ghana Sports Complex, where we first stopped at the training zone, which was a duplicate of the main stadium.
Engineers guarantee that the grass will be properly groomed and tartan tracks will be laid in accordance with international standards.
We then proceeded to the main stadium via the main entrance. The car park is scheduled to contain 1,500 parking spaces and will be landscaped with plants.
We entered the stadium through the main entrance, where the turf was surveyed and comments were made.
With eight months to go, engineers, the Sports Ministry, and the LOC Chairman for the 13th African Games are certain that Ghana will achieve the schedule and that the facilities would be completed months before the competition begins.
Source: Citisportsonline.com
Harry Maguire, a Manchester United defender, has accepted Hon. Isaac Adongo’s apologies for dragging him through the dirt.
The Ghanaian politician previously rated the former Leicester City captain as the worst player recruited by the Red Devils.
Adongo was discussing the budget when he likened Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia’s economic management to Maguire’s on-field performances.
Mr Adongo, however, apologised to Maguire in Parliament on Tuesday, saying the Manchester United defender now performed better for his club than Dr Bawumia, whom he said had repeatedly supervised the country’s economic incompetence and had subsequently gone to the (IMF) for a bailout.
“I was very quick to compare my big brother Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to Harry Maguire. Mr. Speaker, I now apologize to Harry Maguire…Today Maguire has turned the corner; he is a transformational footballer. Maguire is now scoring goals for Manchester United.”
“Mr Speaker, Harry Maguire is now a key player for Manchester United. As for our Maguire, he is now roaming at the IMF with a cup in hand,” he stated.
Following the apology, Maguire stated on social media, “MP Issac Adongo apology accepted.” “Hope to see you at Old Trafford soon.”
Meanwhile, Everton will play Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday at Goodison Park.
Argentina’s World Cup-winning coach, Lionel Scaloni, has indicated that he is considering stepping down after five years in charge.
Scaloni made the stunning statement following Argentina’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying win against Brazil on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro.
Before winning the World Cup in Qatar last year, the 45-year-old guided Argentina to the Copa America in 2021.
“Argentina needs a coach who has all the energy possible and who is well,” said Scaloni.
“I need to stop the ball and start thinking, I have a lot of things to think about during this time.
“It’s not goodbye or anything, but I need to think because the bar is very high and it’s complicated to keep going and it’s complicated to keep winning.
“These guys are making it difficult, so I need to think about it for a while. I will talk to the FA president and the players afterwards.”
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After a brief stint in command of Argentina’s under-20 team, Scaloni took over as manager in August 2018.
Argentina’s 2021 Copa America victory was their first major championship in 28 years, and it qualified them for the Finalissima against European champions Italy in June 2022, which they won 3-0 at Wembley.
Later that year, they won their third World Cup in Qatar, and first since 1986.
“We are sure and hope that Scaloni will continue,” said Argentina and Tottenham defender Cristian Romero.
“Let’s see now he will have time to think, he didn’t say anything in the dressing room about it. We will try to convince him.”
Argentina’s victory against Brazil on Tuesday was their first-ever away win over their rivals in World Cup qualification, and it took them two points clear at the top of the table.
The game at Rio’s Maracana stadium was delayed for 30 minutes due to a scuffle during the national anthems.
Chris Hughton’s Black Stars suffered their first competitive loss as head coach, falling 1-0 to Comoros in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
Myziane Maolida’s first-half goal was enough to give the hosts their second straight victory over the Black Stars.
Ghana is now in fourth position, three points behind early group leaders Comoros, who have won both of their initial qualification games.
Following a tense, late win against Madagascar at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi last Friday, there was some hope that the Black Stars may capitalise on Mali’s slip-up against the Central African Republic to grab the group lead.
Ghana could have grabbed an early lead in Tuesday’s encounter when Inaki Williams set up Antoine Semenyo for a goal, but the Bournemouth striker hit the crossbar.
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