{"id":39657,"date":"2023-11-21T10:06:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=39657"},"modified":"2023-11-21T10:06:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:06:06","slug":"nsa-to-close-down-accra-sports-stadium-this-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/nsa-to-close-down-accra-sports-stadium-this-december\/","title":{"rendered":"NSA to close down Accra Sports Stadium this December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The National Sports Authority (NSA) has released a statement prompting clubs to resort to other venues for their Ghana Premier League games due to the imminent closure of the Accra Sports Stadium for December\u2019s Christmas festivities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the letter released and signed by the Director General of the NSA, Professor Peter Twumasi, the venue will be used for a host of festivities that will happen in December hence clubs should resort to the use of their alternative venues for their home games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Asante Kotoko challenge GFA decision on GHS80,000 fine for misconduct\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/asante-kotoko-challenge-gfa-decision-on-ghs80000-fine-for-misconduct\/\">Asante Kotoko challenges GFA decision on GHS80,000 fine for misconduct<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some of the affected clubs are Accra Hearts of Oak, Great Olympics, and Accra Lions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0STATEMENT FROM THE NSA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"39659\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/nsa-to-close-down-accra-sports-stadium-this-december\/nsa-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nsa-1.jpg?fit=884%2C1318&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"884,1318\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nsa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nsa-1.jpg?fit=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nsa-1.jpg?fit=687%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-39659 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nsa-1.jpg?resize=236%2C352\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nsa-1.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nsa-1.jpg?resize=687%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 687w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nsa-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1145&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nsa-1.jpg?w=884&amp;ssl=1 884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Saharafootball.net understands that Hearts of Oak are already gearing up to use the Baba Yara Sports Stadium for their home games, Great Olympics will move to the Red Bull Arena in Sogakope while Accra Lions will play at the El-Wak Sports Stadium.<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; 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In the letter released and signed by the Director General of the NSA, Professor Peter Twumasi, the venue will<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":39660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8417,859],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-39657","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-ghana-premier-league"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/accra.jpg?fit=600%2C399&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-ajD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27271,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/nsa-announces-commercial-rates-usage-accra-sports-stadium-ahead-2020-21-season\/","url_meta":{"origin":39657,"position":0},"title":"NSA announces commercial rates for the usage of the Accra Sports Stadium ahead of 2020\/21 season","author":"Clinton Eleto","date":"October 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"NSA announces commercial rates for the usage of the Accra Sports Stadium ahead of 2020\/21 season Ghanaian clubs to use the Accra Sports Stadium as their home venue for the 2020\/21 Ghana football season will have to pay GHC 20,000 in order to use the facility, the National Sports Authority\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"NSA announces commercial rates for the usage of the Accra Sports Stadium ahead of 2020\/21 season","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Accra-Sports-stadium.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Accra-Sports-stadium.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Accra-Sports-stadium.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Accra-Sports-stadium.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30782,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/accra-sports-stadium-to-undergo-2-weeks-renovation\/","url_meta":{"origin":39657,"position":1},"title":"Accra Sports Stadium to undergo 2 weeks Renovation","author":"Selasi Fiawoyi","date":"December 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"National Sports Authority has set aside December\u00a018 to 26 for maintenance work at the Accra Sports Stadium. 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