The National Sports Authority has petitioned the Government COVID-19 task force to review the current 25% stadium capacity arrangement currently in place for football matches in the country.

In January 2021, the government granted permission for football stadiums across the country to admit up to 25% capacity, a revision from the ‘no fans’ at stadium directive that came into effect at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

More than a year on, stakeholders have called on the government to have a second look at the restrictions that were put in place in order to allow more fans into the stadia.

In the build-up to Sunday’s Super Clash, the NSA has written to the task force asking them to scrap the existing arrangement, and introduce, different measures that equally will control the spread of the virus.

The Public Relations of Officer for the National Sports Authority (NSA) has confirmed that talks are ongoing to review the stadium attendance and preparations ahead of the game

“The pitch is very much prepared for the match. For the past one week, our green grass and grounds men has always been on the field. There’s no pressure here on like last year where we use to have six teams playing at the Accra Sports Stadium, this time around, we have two teams playing here in a week so there’s not much pressure here. l can say that the pitch is ready for the game” he said.

“ We are going to stick to the 25% capacity provide by the government, yes l know the FA and the home team is pushing for increment but it all depends on the Ghana Health Service. But currently, as we speak, tickets for the match are in but we only have 10,000 tickets which represent 25%”, he added.