New stadium to be constructed in Tamale

The Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Joe Aggrey, has announced that the government had instituted plans to build a new stadium in Tamale as part of preparation towards the bid for CAN 2008.

He said the Ministry had submitted a Bill on "Sports Trust Fund" to Cabinet for study before it is sent to Parliament for approval. Aggrey was speaking at a day's public forum on 100 years of Ghana Football at Tamale organized by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.

Retired footballers, physical education organizers, referees, the media and the general public attended the Forum. The deputy Minister said the Sports Trust Fund is aimed at giving permanent and sustained funds to the Ministry for its sports development in the country.

Aggrey said the NPP government was anxious in developing sports throughout the country and that everything possible was been done to revamp Ghana sports so that the country would regain its past glory. Members who accompanied the minister to address the forum included Revered Osei Kofi, National Coordinator for National Games and Ebo Quansah, President of SWAG.

During an open forum, participants called on government to give the necessary funding for the early completion of the Kaladan Park since its renovation was going at a slow pace. Others also called on government to speed up efforts to build a new stadium for Tamale since there were already plans for such a facility indicating that the NPP government will be leaving the north out in provision of sports infrastructure if it was developed