GAF recruitment resumes in Accra on November 20, with four additional locations
The Ghana Armed Forces has announced the resumption of its 2025/2026 recruitment exercise in the Greater Accra Region, starting Thursday, November 20, 2025.
The exercise was halted due to a stampede at the El-Wak Stadium on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, which resulted in multiple casualties and six fatalities.
In a press statement issued by the Department of Public Relations at Burma Camp on Monday, November 17, 2025, and signed by Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, Acting Director General of Public Relations, the GAF stated that the screening process will now take place across eight sub-centres within five key locations in the region.
These locations comprise: El-Wak Stadium – 2 centres, Nicholson Park, Burma Camp – 2 centres, Air Force Base, Burma Camp, Training and Doctrine Command, Teshie – 2 centres, and the Eastern Naval Command, Tema.
According to the GAF, all qualified applicants—grouped into batches of 600—will receive SMS notifications detailing their reporting dates, batch numbers, and designated centres.
Applicants have also been urged to regularly check the recruitment portal for updates and strictly follow instructions.
Those who do not receive a text message by November 20, the GAF added, are advised to call 0256405104 or send a WhatsApp message to 0256405154 for assistance.
Verification can also be done via the recruitment portal.
The statement further cautions that family members and friends will not be allowed at the screening centres to reduce congestion, and that non-applicants will be denied entry.
The Ghana Armed Forces also confirmed that the Board of Inquiry investigating the circumstances leading to last week’s stampede is currently at work.
The new officers overseeing the exercise include: Commodore F.A. Nyarko – Director General, Human Resource, Colonel F. Kusi-Darko – Director, Manpower, Colonel G.B. Eduah – Director, Information Technology.
The victims of the November 12 stampede will continue receiving free medical care at the 37 Military Hospital until full recovery.
In addition, the Armed Forces will provide a special recruitment package for the injured after recovery, as well as for the families of those who lost their lives.
