The Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Prof. Peter Twumasi, has denied claims that Shatta Wale or Stonebwoy have booked the Accra Sports Stadium for a concert.
In an interview with Ghanaweb, Prof. Twumasi said that both artistes are still in the process of getting the contract signed for the stadium to be used for a concert but nothing has been decided yet as to who gets the contract.
“If the sports authority is helping them and they are creating problems for me? The two of them, none of them has a contract with us [National Sports Authority]. We are just helping to support their industry. We are yet to sign a contract, so don’t bother too much. For now, they are going through the process of getting the contract with the NSA, it’s not even done yet,” he said.
Prof. Twumasi also added that the Accra Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose facility and that the NSA will consider all requests for its use on a case-by-case basis.
Shatta Wale earlier announced that his Freedom Wave concert is slated for 20-25th December at the Accra Sports Stadium. Days later, Stonebwoy also announced his annual end of the year concert on the 22nd of December at the same venue.
This development has stirred confusion as according to Shatta, although he was the first to announce and book the stadium for his five-day-long event, he has been asked to re-schedule for next year.
The NSA has not yet given any explanation for why Shatta Wale has been asked to re-schedule his concert. However, it is possible that the NSA is trying to avoid a conflict between the two artistes and their fans.
