{"id":157763,"date":"2024-03-01T15:51:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T15:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/01\/legon-stadium-commissioned-by-dr-bawumia\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T15:51:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T15:51:20","slug":"legon-stadium-commissioned-by-dr-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/01\/legon-stadium-commissioned-by-dr-bawumia\/","title":{"rendered":"Legon stadium commissioned by Dr Bawumia \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>On March 1, 2024,\u00a0Vice President\u00a0Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia inaugurated the University of Ghana stadium (Legon Stadium) in Accra.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The colorful ceremony marked the completion of the 11,000 capacity facility, which will be a venue for the upcoming 13th edition of the African Games in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bawumia emphasized the significance of the African Games in the continent\u2019s history during the commissioning ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe it is common knowledge that the Great Pan African and First President of the Republic of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah is a founding member of the<strong>\u00a0Games<\/strong>. The Games thus inhabit the Spirit of Africa and Pan Africanism.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240301-WA0024-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur theme for this edition of the Games, \u201cExperience the African Dream\u201d, is thus steeped in the core values of unity, independence, political and economic cooperation, as well as historical and cultural awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201cthis is the age of the<strong>\u00a0African<\/strong>\u00a0Renaissance. The continent is tagged by Trade Finance Global with the potential to shape geopolitics and world economics for decades to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis potential would not marginally materialize to propel our people into prosperity without conscious and intentional action on the part of everyone, especially leadership across all social divides and facets of society.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240301-WA0026-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The United Nations, he said, had \u201cIdentified sports as the most appropriate vehicle for sustainable socio-economic development and made a pronouncement as such in 2018. Combined with the youthful bulge of our demographic dividend, the opportunity is here, and the time is now. Ghana is ready to host the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is in recognition of many social and cultural benefits inherent in sports that the Government of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic, took the bold decision to bid for and win the rights for Ghana to host this edition of the African Games. This visionary step has resulted in the construction of international standard sporting facilities such as the University of Ghana Sports Stadium and Rugby Field and the Borteyman Sports Complex.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240301-WA0029-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cConstruction of these facilities have not been easy, but we know that the returns would be immediate and substantial\u201d, he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>More than 13,000 elite athletes, sports experts, technicians, officials, and volunteers are anticipated to take part in the African Games, concluding on Saturday, March 23.<\/p>\n<p>The African Games serve as a platform for the continent\u2019s top sporting talents to come together, compete, and celebrate African cultural diversity in an atmosphere of unity and camaraderie.<\/p>\n<p>tigpost.co <\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 1, 2024,\u00a0Vice President\u00a0Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia inaugurated the University of Ghana stadium (Legon Stadium) in Accra. 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