Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has cut sod for the commencement of work for the construction $145 million sports complex.
The sports complex is to be built at Borteyman, in the Greater Accra Region.
When completed, the complex will be used for the 2023 African Games.
“The Complex will be fitted with a one thousand (1,000) seater competition swimming pool, that is a 10-lane competition swimming pool; an 8-lane warm-up swimming pool; a one thousand (1,000) seater multi-purpose sports hall for basketball, badminton, boxing, table tennis and weightlifting; and a five-hundred-seater (500) temporary dome for handball, volleyball, judo, karate and taekwondo,” Mr Akufo-Addo stated.
“The rest are a five (5) tennis court complex, including a one thousand-seater (1000) centre court; a 6-lane warm-up athletics track; one FIFA standard football training field; and a 6-kilometre single lane road, and a 3-kilometre double lane road,” he added.