Cape Coast Stadium set for renovation and will host only Black Stars matches – Sports Minister, Kofi Adams

The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has announced that the Cape Coast Sports Stadium will undergo renovation and will be reserved exclusively for Black Stars matches.

The stadium, which previously hosted Ghana’s national team games before the 2022 World Cup, was recently banned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) from hosting Category A matches.

In an interview with 3Sports, Mr Adams explained the government's decision: If you look at the key stadium facilities we have, Cape Coast is the one that we will not spend so much refurbish it quickly, and not allow any club to play there; just keep it as a national stadium for Black Stars only, for the meantime.

He further revealed that the stadium would be ready for Ghana’s upcoming qualifiers in September and October and added that government plans to close the Accra and Kumasi stadiums for necessary upgrades to ensure they meet international standards.

"So we would have prepared it for the September and October window when we play the next qualifiers. After that, we can close Accra and Kumasi as well and make sure they are refurbished for competitions," the Member of Parliament for Buem constituency said.

With both Baba Yara Stadium and Cape Coast Stadium banned by CAF and FIFA, the Black Stars will play their 2026 World Cup qualifiers at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Meanwhile, Ghana is set to face Chad in Matchday 5 before travelling to Morocco to take on Madagascar in Matchday 6 of the qualifiers.