Commissioning of Borteyman Sports Facilities

On Tuesday, 13th February 2024, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned the beautiful edifice constructed for the organisation organization of the 13th African Games, to be held in the country, as well as to marked mark the 25th day countdown to the holding of the Games, arguably Africa ’ ‘ s biggest sporting event.
In its fifty-seven (57) years of existence, this is the first time that Ghana is hosting the games, despite Ghana being, under the leadership of our first leader, Kwame Nkrumah, a founding member of the African Games.

Despite loud calls by some pessimists for our nation to withdraw from hosting the tournament, we remained resolute, and, today, our country can be proud of the massive sporting infrastructure we have put in place for the Games, which will be a huge legacy for the country.

The nation is expecting some five thousand (5,000) elite athletes, three thousand (3,000) experienced officials and thousands of fans in the country, together with an estimated global audience of 2.2 billion people watching through traditional and social media.
The question is,” why has Ghana not hosted the African Games until now? The answer is simple: there is a time for everything; and this is our time. We are now ready and capable of organising and hosting the rest of the continent, here in Ghana. The people and Government Ghana are honoured and grateful to the Africa Union for the opportunity to host the rest of Africa for the first time in our history”