Augustine Arhinful calls for stadium upgrade in Accra and Kumasi

Former Black Stars striker, Augustine Arhinful has waded into the discussions for improving the pitches in our stadiums in the country.

In the last few years, there have been widespread agitations about the state of the pitch used by our national teams for their numerous assignments.

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Following the BlackStar’s win against the Central African Republic, the calls resurfaced yet again for the pitches to be improved.

Speaking to Citi Sports, a former striker of the BlackStars called for a drastic change of the grasses for these pitches.

 “I believe it’s a right call. At least we have Kumasi Sports Stadium Baba Yara-we have Accra Sports Stadium if we are capable of changing the entire grass on these pitches…and then have proper maintenance people on the pitch, I think we will always be smiling.” He ended.

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The current state of pitches at the Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast, and Tamale stadiums leaves a lot of questions about the welfare of our football.