{"id":6524,"date":"2024-06-16T08:31:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T08:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=6524"},"modified":"2024-06-16T08:31:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T08:31:38","slug":"football-pitch-is-for-football-samuel-inkoom-speaks-on-stadia-being-used-for-musical-concerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=6524","title":{"rendered":"Football pitch is for football \u2013 Samuel Inkoom speaks on stadia being used for musical concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Former Black Stars defender, Samuel Inkoom has reacted to the phenomenon where football pitches in the country are given out to performers for concerts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, the conversation on stadium used for concerts became a widespread topic as sports journalists in the country condemned the act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their reservations came after the Accra Sports stadium was rented out to Stonebwoy for his show where viral videos show the pitch in a bad state after the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worst of it all was that a premier league match which was supposed to be played on the stadium a day after Stonebwoy\u2019s concert was postponed because the pitch was not in a good condition to host the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reacting to this in an interview on the Day Show with Berla Mundi, Samuel Inkoom mentioned that \u201cin my opinion, football pitch is supposed to be a football pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah, I think so,\u201d Inkoom replied when the host, Berla Mundi said football pitches should not be used for musical concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is not wrong to give it out to him [Stonebwoy]. I will not say it was wrong,\u201d Inkoom said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-6d1d8d282ce9e49de37d61624b81dc5d ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ftk6DbgeMNo?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the former Black Stars defender is not completely against the act, he further called on the authorities to institute measures to maintain the quality of the pitch even if they wish to rent it for concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He referenced pitches in Europe and abroad where concerts are being held with full safety and protection of the quality of the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are certain things they can do and it will not affect the grass. They have to put certain things on the pitch that even when you do a show and nothing will happen. They do lot of shows on pitch in Europe, Beyonce and all. Its something different. They can finish the show and nothing happened. They cover the whole pitch but this one we are not doing that and it is affecting the game as well,\u201d Inkoom stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Black Stars defender, Samuel Inkoom has reacted to the phenomenon where football pitches in the country are given out to performers for concerts. Last year, the conversation on stadium used for concerts became a widespread topic as sports journalists in the country condemned the act. 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