Ghana is set to get a new date in the hosting of the 2023 Africa Games which was initially scheduled for August.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports, in a statement, has announced that a new date will be communicated for the African Games after the impasse between the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and Association of African Sports Confederations (AASC) was resolved.
According to the statement, the various stakeholders have failed to meet the timelines in the organization of the event due to the impasse.
Happy Sports has gathered that the Local Organization Committee will hold a press conference to update the public on the new date and resolutions after the meeting in Addis Ababa.
The Sports Ministry released a statement on the new date to communicate for the Africa Games.
“The impasse between the African Union (AU), Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and Association of African Sports Confederations (AASC) was amicably resolved on Sunday 19th February, 2023, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa.
“The resolution of the impasse was facilitated by Ghana’s President H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo and H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of the AU, who sat through the entire resolution process.”
At the end of it all, the stakeholders smoked a peace pipe and signed a Negotiated Agreement.
“The Honourable Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Mustapha Ussif, signed for Ghana, H.E. Amb. Minata Semate Cessouma AUC Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development signed for AU, Mr Mustapha Berraf, President of ANOCA signed for ANOCA while Major General Nasser, President of AASC signed for AASC.
“The impasse between these major stakeholders has for the past one and half years impacted adversely on Ghana’s efforts to host and organize the 13th African Games, Accra 2023.
“A new date for hosting the Games will be announced soon since the impasse affected the timelines for the African Games”.
The postponement will help hosts Ghana to get ample time to complete its sporting facilities ahead of the Games.
By Herbert Boakye Yiadom