Tag Archives: STADIUM

NSA invested over GH¢200,000 to renovate Accra Sports Stadium – Report

The National Sports Authority (NSA) spent an amount of GH¢200,000 to rehabilitate the Accra Sports Stadium to meet international standards, ghanasoccernet.com reports. According to the report, the funds were spent on fertilizers, enhanced labour force, soil upgrades, and specialised irrigation systems, among others. Also, ghanasoccernet.com indicated that experts from Green …

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Watch the state of the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium pitch that has angered Ghanaians on social media

The Aliu Mahama Stadium which was one of the venues for the 2008 AFCON has now been left to rot with the pitch looking brownish. Formerly known as the Tamale Sports Stadium, the terrible pitch hosted the FA Cup match between Karela United and Asante Kotoko on Monday, February 12, …

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Hearts of Oak adopt Baba Yara Stadium as home ground

Ghana Premier League giants Hearts of Oak have relocated its home games to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium due to the closure of the Accra Sports Stadium. This move affects the highly anticipated match against Asante Kotoko SC in the Super Clash, set for Accra on Sunday, December 10, which …

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Cape Coast Stadium unfit for international matches: NSA boss rejects CAF report

Professor Peter Twumasi – Director- General of the National Sports Authority (NSA) has rejected report from the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) that the Cape Coast Sports Stadium was not fit to host international matches. CAF disapproved of Medeama SC’s decision to use the Cape Coast Sports Stadium as its …

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Stadium concert saga : Sammy Flex releases letter sent to stadium authorities requesting use of venue

  New details have emerged, shedding light on the situation regarding the Accra Sports Stadium booking controversy involving Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy. The manager for Shatta Wale, Sammy Flex, has shared a letter that he says was sent to the management of the Accra Sports Stadium as part of the proper procedure for booking …

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Facts about ‘Lord Commey’, the politician involved in Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy’s stadium fracas

The Director of Operations at the presidency, Lord Oblitey Commey, has once again been captured in the spotlight, this time around, it is due to some allegations made by Stonebwoy’s manager regarding their scheduled December concert. Chief Styles, Stonebwoy’s manager, accused Shatta Wale of resorting to some underground means of getting …

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Watch banter between Appiah Stadium and Wontumi at EC’s registration centre

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako (a.k.a. Wontumi), crossed paths with Frank Kwaku Appiah (a.k.a. Appiah Stadium), a popular National Democratic Congress (NDC) activist, at a centre for the ongoing voter’s registration exercise in the Ashanti Region. The two men engaged in a heated debate about who was going to win …

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National Sports Authority breaks silence on Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy stadium booking saga

The Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Prof. Peter Twumasi has in an exclusive interview with GhanaWeb stated that none of Stonebwoy nor Shatta Wale has booked the Accra Sports Stadium for a concert yet. According to him, both artistes are still in the process of getting the contract signed for the stadium …

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Chew the stadium, use the pole as toothpick – Shatta Wale to Akufo-Addo’s daughter, Stonebwoy

Shatta Wale’s comments in which he expressed his frustration with the National Sports Authority for granting the Accra Sports Stadium to Stonebwoy while he had also scheduled an event there, were laced with sarcasm and a touch of intense annoyance. In a somewhat tongue-in-cheek manner, he quipped that Stonebwoy and the president’s daughter, whom …

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Watch progress of work on mini-stadium Kwadwo Asamoah is building for his academy

Former Ghanaian international and Juventus star Kwadwo Asamoah’s mini-stadium for his new academy is nearing completion. Located in Accra, the mini-stadium will be the venue for the academy known as SMAC. Asamoah, who last played for Cagliari in the Italian Serie A, has teamed up with renowned football agent Oliver …

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