Togbe Afede XIV, the Executive Board Chairman of Hearts of Oak, has expressed disappointment over the National Sports Authority's (NSA) decision to suspend football activities at the Accra Sports Stadium during December for concerts.
This move has necessitated clubs such as Hearts of Oak, Accra Lions, and Great Olympics to temporarily relocate from the Accra Sports Stadium. Togbe Afede voiced his dissatisfaction with the directive, questioning the rationale behind it.
He queried, "Somebody wakes up and suddenly closes up a sports stadium for a concert. What kind of reasoning is this? When you raise the money to maintain the stadium, is it for sports or more concerts? What is the logic here? But we sit down and not complain. Why are we afraid of the truth? Personally, it stinks and makes me ashamed that a stadium can be closed in favor of a concert while the Ghana Premier League is in action."
The closure has led to Hearts and Olympics playing their home games at the Baba Yara Stadium, while Accra Lions have settled on the WAFA Park in Sogakope.
Hearts of Oak will hope to return to winning ways when they host Bechem United in the matchday 17 games.