Stadium is part of the package offered to football consumers. The field, the facilities, the pomp and pageantry as-well-as the game itself, all combine to give the football fan a satisfying experience.
We all know that clubs and their supporters are closely aligned with their stadium, which is the cauldron of powerful memory and community. FIFA is aware of the value a football arena can bring to the game and has set standard that a stadium must be upgraded to before it could host FIFA tournament.
Football pitches in Ghana have been deemed ‘not fit’ for the beautiful game as the patchy nature of the grass makes the playing surface uncomfortable for both players to display their talent and for fans to watch matches as the playing surface looks more of either potato field.
The quick development and interest in foreign league keeps gluing Ghanaian football loving fans to the television than visiting league venues during league games but the recent comparison of stadiums like Old Trafford, Camp Nou, Emirates just to name a few to Accra sports stadium, Kumasi sports stadium and the other league venues has got Emmanuel Dassebre, manager of club licensing board worried.
He said, “It is a gradual process and we must understand the situation in this country. We have a huge infrastructure gap and this is not peculiar to football but sports as a whole.”
“We must understand this is our environment and must not compare our stadiums to the Europeans as it is just a matter of time before we get to that level,” he added.
The club licensing board recently passed the 16-league centres (stadium) as ready to commence the 2015/16 premier league season.
Don"t Compare Our Football Pitches To Europe
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