General News of Sunday, 5 January 2020Source: www.citinewsroom.comAkufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of Alajo AstroTurfThe Alajo AstroTurf will be financed by the Coastal Development AuthorityAs part of efforts by government to nurture the interest of the youth in the country in sports, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on 4th January, 2020, commissioned the construction of an AstroTurf at Alajo in the Greater Accra region. The Alajo AstroTurf will be financed by the Coastal Development Authority under the One-constituency, One-million dollars project. “I think that selecting AstroTurf as a project for this constituency is apt. In his 2018 State of the Nation Address, President Akufo-Addo reiterated his government’s commitment to sports development, revealing that a number of football pitches are under construction across the country. He said each constituency will have an AstroTurf and this will help produce the next generation of football stars.

Source: GhanaWeb January 05, 2020 16:05 UTC