Recruitment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in the Greater Accra Region is set to resume today, Thursday, November 20, 2025, following a temporary suspension of the exercise at the El-Wak Sports Stadium after a stampede claimed six lives on Wednesday, November 12.

Following the tragic stampede, President John Dramani Mahama ordered the GAF to halt the process to reevaluate safety procedures and restructure the screening system to prevent a recurrence.

In an interview announcing the resumption, the Ghana Armed Forces said that stringent measures have now been implemented to ensure a safe and orderly exercise.

Key among these is the creation of five separate screening centres to manage the flow of applicants and reduce crowd pressure.

Director-General of Public Affairs at the GAF, Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, said the new arrangements will strictly limit the number of applicants admitted each day.

According to her, only 1,200 applicants will be screened daily.

“The numbers that will be at El-Wak will not be more than 1,200. This is because we are going to have two groups there, each made up of 600 potential recruits,” she explained.

She added that the screening process will run for a minimum of five days and will be conducted in phases, beginning with verification of applicant information and physical examinations.

“The screening is in phases, and this is phase one, where we verify their information and do the body checks,” Captain Arhin noted.