The 11 reasons CAF banned some stadia in Ghana - GFA details

The Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has revealed the issues with some of Ghana's stadia that led to a ban by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

He explained that problems such as inadequate floodlights, poor scoreboards, and substandard referee changing rooms were among the reasons for the ban.

Additionally, he mentioned other concerns including the pitch, press conference area, media zone, dressing rooms, technical benches for both teams, and the Venue Operational Centre (VOC).

“The CAF officials came to Ghana for inspection and they raised several issues. There were problems with the pitch, press conference area, media zone, floodlights, scoreboard, dressing rooms, referee's changing room, technical area, referee's technical bench, the two teams' technical benches, and the venue operational center (VOC), which monitors CCTV cameras for security reasons,” he explained during an interview with Evans Mensah on Accra-based JoyNews.

Asante Twum also noted that these issues were highlighted by CAF in 2022 during the World Cup Qualifiers, leading to the ban on the Cape Coast Stadium.

Similar issues were responsible for the ban on the Baba Yara Stadium in 2024.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has directed the Ghana Football Association to invite CAF officials to inspect the Accra Sports Stadium and the Legon Stadium to assess their suitability for hosting Black Stars games for the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

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