The President of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), Bawah Fuseini, has assured athletes, officials, journalists and spectators that all challenges affecting the ongoing 24th Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) African Senior Athletics Championship in Accra will be resolved.
Fuseini made the pledge during an interaction with journalists at the end of Wednesday’s session of the games after concerns were raised about logistical shortcomings at the championship, including accommodation difficulties, unstable internet connectivity, inadequate media facilities and delays in accessing competition results.
The continental competition, being hosted in Ghana’s capital, has come under criticism following complaints from sections of the media and participants over organizational lapses during the opening stages of the event.
Journalists covering the championship also questioned the standard of facilities provided at the press centre, comparing it to arrangements made during the recent African Games hosted in Ghana two years ago.
Despite the criticism, Fuseini maintained that organizers had already taken steps to address the setbacks and improve conditions as the competition progresses. “I would like to assure everyone here that we have taken notice of what happened yesterday and we have taken steps to address all those issues ,” he said. “Right from the issue of accommodation, timing and electricity. So we have addressed that.”
The GAA President stressed that improvements were already visible on the second day of competition and expressed confidence that the championship would continue to improve until its conclusion.
“You could see today everything is going smooth today. “What you saw today, you continue to see an improvement day after day to the last day that will complete this competition.”
Bawah Fuseini, GAA President
Bawah Fuseini Assures Africa and the World of Successful Championship
Fuseini emphasized that Ghana remains committed to hosting a successful championship despite the early setbacks. According to him, organizers are determined to ensure every stakeholder at the event is properly catered for.
“I’m just going to ensure Ghanaians, ensure the entire African continent, ensure the whole world that Ghana is prepared and Ghana will do whatever it takes to make this competition a successful competition. Even though there are hiccup, we made sure that we always come out with very good solutions and we put all measures in place.”
Bawah Fuseini
The GAA boss further assured journalists, athletes, coaches and officials that their welfare remains a priority for organizers.
“I’m assuring the whole world, I’m assuring the whole Africa and I’m assuring Ghanaians that this competition is going to be successful. Whatever might have happened yesterday has been addressed and we take good care of our hosts. Be it a journalist, an athlete, a coach, official, either CAA or world athletics, everybody will be taken good care of. And let me repeat or let me reiterate that the concerns that were raised yesterday have been addressed and each time there’s concern, we are ready to address it.”
Bawah Fuseini
His comments came after several journalists openly expressed frustration about poor working conditions at the media centre.
Concerns raised included unreliable internet service, lack of chairs and electrical sockets, unrestricted access to media areas and difficulties obtaining start lists and official results.
Media Raise Concerns Over Facilities
During the engagement, journalists challenged the GAA President over what they described as inadequate preparation for media operations at the championship.
The non-functioning internet service was a major concern and the uncomfortable state of the press centre, while other complains were about the inability of photographers to access athletes’ bib numbers and official start lists.
Fuseini acknowledged some of the complaints and promised immediate intervention.“We have internet,” he initially responded. “If you say internet is not working today, then bring it to our notice. We will address it.”
He later conceded that there were internet problems and assured journalists the issue would be fixed. “The internet, I know it is not working,” he admitted. “Then we will fix it tomorrow.”
Fuseini also responded to concerns about access to start lists and competition information, insisting that the documents were available and promised to address any challenges journalists faced in obtaining them.
“The start list is always there. I don’t know why you don’t get it. Maybe you go there in great numbers. But I know the start list is there. So if you don’t have access to the start list, let’s sort it out.”
Bawah Fuseini
Although some members of the media remained dissatisfied during the exchange, Fuseini maintained that organizers were committed to responding swiftly to all complaints to ensure the championship proceeds smoothly.
The 24th CAA African Senior Athletics Championship has attracted athletes and officials from across the continent, with Ghana hosting the prestigious event as part of efforts to strengthen its reputation as a destination for major continental sporting competitions.
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