The maintenance culture war that has endured for decades in Ghana looks like it isn’t going away anytime soon in light of the latest misplaced event at the latest edifice in the West African country.
After recently hosting the 2023 African Games, the Borteyman Sports Complex has come under the spotlight after a video surfaced online of a church service being organized in one of the halls at the complex.
The halls served as the venue for multiple indoor sports disciplines during the near month long games held in Accra three months ago after a year’s delay partly due to the fallout from the COVID 19 pandemic.
This has led many to fear for the worst considering the long list of plush sports facilities that have decayed over the years due to poor maintenance.
The complex that boasts multiple tennis courts, an Olympic size swimming pool and handball court, is per the words of Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif, set to be converted into a Sports University after the African Games.
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The likes of the Essipong Stadium in Sekondi and Aliu Mahama Stadium in Tamale were built to host games at the 2008 AFCON but have deteriorated over the years with the Essipong Stadium practically unusable due to the terrible state of the facility.
#Allstarsfestival2024🥰 pic.twitter.com/9K7HjUGOBs
— Messi’s Queen❤️🌹✨ (@ablorh_flora) June 23, 2024
Video of a terrible pitch at the Aliu Mahama Stadium surfaced online this weekend during the BAC Group All Star Festival that had Black Stars players Andre Dede Ayew and Fatawu Issahaku feature in. Scroll down to watch church service video at Borteyman Sports Complex.
Borteyman sports complex my people. Why do we do this to ourselves? Which type of useless country is this? How are our leaders (misleaders) so incompetent? pic.twitter.com/AAv1VU6zb2
— Ayigbe Farmer🇬🇭🇹🇬🇧🇯🇳🇬 (@SSS_Promotion) June 22, 2024