Minister in the excavator to performing the ground breaking.
Youth and Sports Minister, Isaac Kwame Asiamah has extended the ground breaking ceremony to Dormaa in the Brong Ahafo Region.
The sod cutting ceremony was the seventh of the ten ceremonies for the construction of ten Youth Resource Sports Centres of Excellence across the nation.
The Sports Minister said President Akufo-Addo has tasked him to take sports infrastructure to another level, hence the construction of the multipurpose sports complex.
And like the other sports centres, the close to ¢7m facility will house a FIFA standard football pitch, an eight lane athletics track, basketball, tennis and volleyball courts, flood lights Counselling Centre, ICT/ Entrepreneur Centre, Modern Restaurant, Maintenance Unit and Washrooms.
He said “Let’s learn from Nana Agyemang Badu II. His passion for sports is unparalleled. Sports is big, its commercial sense is awesome. Talents abound, what is lacking is facilities; hence this project. You have shown your love for football in your dealings with Aduana Stars.
“It is president Akufo-Addo’s vision for my outfit to use sports to create more opportunities for the youth.”
Dormaa chief, Oseadeyor Osaagyefo Nana Agyemang Badu II, said “Ghana is big, Nana Addo could have taken the project anywhere in BA, but chose Dormaa. I travel and I see sports infrastructure doted around, and l think that is the way to go.”
He added “I have observed honourable for sometime and have realized he is diligent. l thank him for his astuteness. He has demonstrated that he can take Ghana sports a notch higher. “The Accra Stadium renovation speaks volumes and attests to the fact that the project would be completed as promised.
“I support development of any form, I will ensure that we esteem maintenance of the facility.”
Project consultant, Joe Hackman promised to complete the project nine months from now.
Regional Minister, Kwaku Kyeremeh said “We want BA to develop so we will extend the project to Sunyani in the future.”
From Kofi Aduonum, Dormaa