New dates for 2023 African Games set to be announced as disagreements between bodies resolved
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- 22 Feb 2023
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New dates for the 2023 African Games in Accra are set to be announced after disagreements between stakeholders, which have affected preparations for the event, were resolved at a meeting.
The African Union (AU), Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and the Association of African Sports Confederations (AASC) met at the AU headquarters on Sunday (February 19) in Addis Ababa, as reported by the Ghanaian Times.
The meeting was facilitated by the country’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in an effort to end an impasse that has hampered the build-up to the multi-sport event, which was previously due to be held from August 4 to 19.
Following the meeting representatives of the AU, ANOCA and the AASC signed a negotiated agreement, which stipulates that preparations can continue.
Speaking before the meeting deputy chief operating officer of the Organising Committee Dr Kweku Ofosu Asare said: "The Government was committed to ensuring that Ghana hosted the African Games without hitches.
"The country could not be blamed for the delay in the completion of the facilities for the event as they were doing everything possible to ensure that Ghana served the entire continent with a spectacle.
"The misunderstanding has been one of our biggest challenges which is no fault of ours, but we are sure that after the agreement is signed, we could move on with the organisation." Read More…
