ACCRA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has offered its national camping facility to the Ghanaian government to use as an isolation center in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
This, in the wisdom of the executive council, is the GFA's contribution to the fight against the novel coronavirus, the GFA said.
The Ghanaman soccer center of excellence, located at Prampram, nearly 50km of the capital Accra, which was built to house national football teams, has space to accommodate more than 1000 people.
"Through our medical committee, we have gotten in touch with the authorities to make them aware that our facility at Prampram is available for use," said Prosper Harrison Addo, the GFA general secretary.
"The center of excellence is spacious and we think, the facility can be of great help to the government in this challenging time," he said.
When approved, the center could serve patients from the Greater Accra, Eastern, and Volta regions, taking into consideration its strategic location.
The Ghanaian FA has been running campaigns across platforms to create awareness since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Ghana.
It has also suspended all football competitions as a precautionary measure.
