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The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif has confirmed the venues for each sporting discipline of the 2023 African Games.
The competition started started on Monday, March 4, 2024 with Table Tennis, but officially, it will begin on Friday, March 8, 2024.
Addressing the press at the Ministerial Meet the Press in Accra, Ussif announced the venues for each sport across the capital.
Ghana has constructed multi-purpose sports facilities for the Games at Borteyman and at the Universitu of Ghana, but a number of sports disciplines will take place outside of these venues.
Below is the list of sports disciplines and the venues to host them.
1 Athletics - University of Ghana Sports Stadium & Warm-up Track, Borteyman & University of Ghana Sports Stadium
- Badminton - multi-purpose Hall, Borteyman New ‘N’ Block, University of Ghana.
3 . Cycling Ablekuma - Ablekuma – Pokuase Highway
4 . Table Tennis Accra International Conference Centre.
5 . Tennis - Tennis Complex, Borteyman Legon Tennis Courts/ Accra Sports Stadium Tennis Court
6 . Triathlon - Borteyman Sports Complex
7 . Wrestling - Hana Hathramani Hall ‘N’ Block, University of Ghana
8 . Arm Wresting Cedi Conference Hall, Legon University of Ghana Gym - Beach Volleyball - Laboma Beach Volleyball Court Beach Volleyball Court, Legon
- Basketball (3X3) Netball Court, Legon Outdoor Basketball Court, Legon
11 . Boxing - Bukom Boxing Arena
12 . Chess - Alisa Hotel
13 . Cricket - Achimota Cricket Oval
14 . Football - Accra Sports Stadium/ Cape Coast Sports Stadium.
- Handball - Borteyman Sports Complex
- Hockey - Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium
17 Judo - Ga Mashie Hall, Bukom New ‘N’ Block, University of Ghana
18 . Karate-do - Borteyman Sports Dome New ‘N’ Block
- Rugby - University of Ghana Rugby Stadium
- Swimming - Aquatic Centre, Borteyman Aquatic Centre, Borteyman.
- Taekwondo - Ga Mashie Hall, Bukom ‘N’ Block
- Indoor Volleyball - Multipurpose Hall, Borteyman
- Weightlifting - GCB Hall, Legon Central Cafeteria, Legon
- E-Sports TBC TBC
25 . Mixed Martial Arts - Bukom Boxing Arena
26 . Pickleball Netball Court, University of Ghana Netball Court
27 . Speedball GCB Hall, Legon.
28 . Sambo ' Hana Hathramani Hall, Legon
29 . Scrabble Hill View Guest Centre.
Ghana is hosting the African Games for the first time in the history of the country.
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