We are building a sports village in Ada – McDan

The Executive Chairman of McDan Group of Companies, Dr. Daniel McKorley [McDan], has revealed that he is building a one-of-a-kind sports facility in Ada, unlike anything seen before in Africa.

The business mogul aims to unearth talent in the Ada area, where he operates a salt mining company.

In an interview with Asempa FM, monitored by footballghana.com, McDan said, “What we are building at Ada is a sports village. We are building four football pitches, football academy, tennis academy, 12 tennis courts, boxing arena, sports clinic, swimming pool and everything sports.

“We bought 150 acres of land for a whole sports village. It is going to be one of its kind in Africa.

“We are investing in communities that are in need.”

Background

In 2020, Electrochem Ghana Limited, a company owned by Daniel McKorley, secured a lease from traditional leaders and government approval to mine salt in the Ada-Songor lagoon.

Despite several demonstrations by Ada youth protesting the project, Electrochem continued its mining operations.

Electrochem Ghana Limited has a concession of 41,000 acres at Ada Songor to produce 1 million metric tons of salt per year for local and export markets.

The company plans to use part of the salt to supply a chlor-alkali plant for caustic soda and other chemical production.

Phase one of the project has created 3,000 jobs, and the final phase is expected to employ a total of 7,000 people.