The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) together with the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has cut sod for the construction of a standard AstroTurf in Winkogo, a community in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region.
The groundbreaking ceremony came off Monday 10th October, 2022, with the Chief of Tongo, Tongoraan Naaba Kugbilsong Nanlebegtang, serving as the guest of honour.
He was supported by the Chief of Winkogo and his elders, the Talensi District Chief Executive, Thomas Wuni Duanab, officials from Greenfield BV construction firm and members of the Upper East Regional Football Association.
The project is funded by FIFA and is dubbed the FIFA Forward 2.0 Project. The construction of the project is expected to take off immediately and be completed within 4 to 5 months.
The Paramount Chief of the Talensi Traditional Area, Naaba Kugbilsong Nanlebegtang, said that the project, if well executed, would help the students.
The Project Engineer, Christine Tekddjina Greenfield BV Construction firm, gave the assurance that the project would run smoothly.
According to Engineer Tekddjina, the project will last for four (4) months from October, 2022 to January, 2023.
“For now the land is muddy and the weather is not good, so work cannot start for now, but we will start with the fencing of the wall till the rains stop and when the land is dry, work will begin,” Tekddjina said.
The project will have a fencing wall, an inner parameter, a net, a playing field and floodlights.
The Upper East Regional Football Association Chairman, Alhaji Salifu Zida, who represented the GFA, said the fencing of the wall is being constructed to keep the land safe from intruders.
When the field is completed, it will help bring relief to football clubs in the region that are currently struggling due to the absence of an approved facility for matches in the MTN FA CUP, Division One League, and Premier League.
The Talensi District Chief Executive, Thomas Wuni Duanab, said he is grateful for the project.
Source: A1Radioonline
