{"id":44317,"date":"2025-08-01T17:04:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44317"},"modified":"2025-08-01T17:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:04:42","slug":"baba-yara-stadium-unfit-for-football-nsa-laments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/baba-yara-stadium-unfit-for-football-nsa-laments\/","title":{"rendered":"Baba Yara Stadium unfit for football \u2013 NSA laments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, has lamented the poor state of the Baba Yara Stadium.<\/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>The NSA boss, his entourage, and other key personalities toured the facility on\u00a0 Thursday, July 31.<br \/>\nFollowing the tour, Yaw Ankrah opined that the pitch was unfit for football and needed to be worked on as soon as possible to host football activities again.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"\u201cWe can win it\u201d \u2013 Kim Lars Bj\u00f6rkegren on Black Queens WAFCON chances\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/we-can-win-it-kim-lars-bjorkegren-on-black-queens-wafcon-chances\/\">\u201cWe can win it\u201d \u2013 Kim Lars Bj\u00f6rkegren on Black Queens WAFCON chances<\/a><br \/>\n\u201cThe state of the pitch at the moment, you cannot even play Colts football on it,\u201d Ankrah told the press.<br \/>\n\u201cThe weather, which is a natural source, has not been too favourable in this part of the country over the past few weeks,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKotoko officially wrote to us just over a week ago,\u201d Ankrah added.<br \/>\n\u201cThey wish to use this venue, but as we can all see, we need to make sure everything is in perfect condition before that can be done.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe need to put our act together, join forces, and make sure it happens. The experts have given us a timeline, and we must work hard to meet or even beat that deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Prosper Narteh Ogum named Black Starlets head coach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/prosper-narteh-ogum-named-black-starlets-head-coach\/\">Prosper Narteh Ogum named Black Starlets head coach<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear whether the stadium will be ready to host the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) top 4 competition scheduled for August 20.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, has lamented the poor state of the Baba Yara Stadium. The NSA boss, his entourage, and other key personalities toured the facility on\u00a0 Thursday, July 31. 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