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Italian President visits Ohene Djan
Stadium
Accra, July 9, Ghanadot/GNA – Italian President, His
Excellency Giorgio Napolitano paid an inspection tour to the
Ohene Djan Sport Stadium in Accra on Monday to ascertain the
progress of work.
The President, who is in the country on a three-day official
visit inspected the facilities at the venue which is being
renovated by Italian contractors, Micheletti and Co.
President Napolitano expressed satisfaction with the level
of work and charged the contractors to endeavour to exceed
expectations of the Ghanaian sporting public.
The contractors are expected to hand over the 40,000
capacity edifice to the Local Organising Committee (LOC) on
October 31.
Jimmy Castanga, Technical Director of Micheletti and Co who
conducted the President around, said his outfit was buoyed
by the visit and expressed their commitment towards meeting
the deadline.
The refurbishment has reached an advanced stage with the
roofing as the only major work left.
Anti-vandal facilities, rest rooms for spectators and an
ultra-modern scoreboard are among the several services the
renovated stadium will enjoy.
The Ohene Djan stadium is one of the four venues for the
26th edition of the African Cup of Nations, Ghana 2008
scheduled for January.
The Stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies of
the tourney.
GNA
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