Central Regional Minister George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan has called for more competitive football matches to be played at the newly constructed Cape Coast Stadium.

According to him, there is a “good spirit” at the stadium that makes national teams perform better when they play there.

His suggestion comes after the national U17 side, the Black Starlets, came from behind to thrash Burkina Faso by five goals to one on Sunday August 7 in an African Cup qualifier.

Speaking to Accra Sports’ Kofi Mensah Ocran, Mr Ricketts-Hagan said playing national matches at Cape Coast would also boost commercial activities in the region.

“… As I have been saying, this is a new stadium. There is a lot of good spirit here and when people come here to play, they do well. So far, the last game that was played here by a national team, we won by four goals or so and this time round five, so I think another result will follow soon. So, I am saying that if you come here to play at this stadium, you are likely to get four or more goals. I am urging the Sports Minister, the Sports Council, the GFA, and the whole nation to ensure matches are played here because this is a state-of-the-art [facility], the best stadium in the country at the moment and we should play most of our national matches here to really bring the commerce of this region up as well,” he stated.