Accra, Nov. 05, - The Ghana
Olympic Committee (GOC) has begun earthworks on their Amansaman land, which has
been earmarked for the Ghana OlympiAfrica Centre.
The land was acquired over a
decade ago for the project, but was not used for its intended purpose, though a
wall was built around it to deter encroachers.
The current administration of the
GOC led by Mr Ben Nunoo Mensah is keen on bringing life back onto the site for
Ghana to have her share of the OlympiAfrica Center.
In view of this, the GOC has
secured a deal with Decker Engineering and Construction Limited, to begin
earthworks on the land to make it ready for the necessary architectural works
to take place.
The GOC organized a media tour on
the site for the media to have first-hand information on the project and the
various facilities that would be built on the site.
The President, Mr Ben Nunoo
Mensah said the company would clear and level the whole land for free and also
prepare it for the first building to be erected.
He called on corporate Ghana to
come on board to assist in giving the youth of Amasaman and the country as a
whole a place to exhibit their talents.
“We have great ideas but funding
is the issue, so any company that has the development of the youth at heart
should come on board to partner the GOC to develop the project,” he said.
Mr. Nunoo Mensah said the
Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) has agreed to give
the GOC $150,000 to begin the work on the site.
He added that ANOCA has also
granted them permission to solicit for funds from corporate bodies to support
the project and in return get a naming right for whichever project they
support.
The Municipal Chief Executive
Officer of Ga West Assembly, Mr. Clement Wilkinson said, he was delighted the
project has begun and assured his office’s support in realisation the dream.
He said his office would also
give a portion of their Assembly’s common fund to support the project, because
when completed his constituents would be the first to benefit.
Architect in charge of the
project, Mr. S.M Quartey of Atelier Architects mentioned that the first phase
of the project would have an office complex which would house the
administrative part of the center and would comprise kitchen and a conference
room.
He noted that the next phase
would be about five multi-purpose pitches plus an Olympic size football field
with tartan tracks.
He said a hostel facility would
be added to the next phase to cater for the various national teams.
GNA
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