LOCATIONS
Accra Sports Stadium
The stadium was inaugurated in 1962 by a football match played between Accra XI and Kumasi XI. Originally known as the Accra Sports Stadium, the stadium was renamed after Ohene Djan, the country’s first Director of Sports, in 2004 after renovations. Its renaming was quite controversial and opposed by the Ga people.[5] There has been ongoing controversy about the name of the stadium. On 16 June 2011, the name ‘Ohene Djan Stadium’ on the stadium building was changed to ‘Accra Sports Stadium’ without any official announcement by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly supported by the National Democratic Congress Government.[6] It has since been reverted.
As a designated venue of some of the 2008 African Cup of Nations matches, the stadium was rebuilt, upgraded, and modernized to meet FIFA standards. Work on the stadium was completed in October 2007. It was inaugurated with a four-nation tournament that Ghana won (the Zenith Cup).
The stadium is also the home of one of Africa’s most popular clubs, Hearts of Oak as well as Accra Lions FC and Great Olympics, but Ghana’s national team matches are sometimes played there.
University of Ghana Stadium - Legon Stadium
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in Ghana.
The university was founded in 1948 [4] as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the Gold Coast. It was originally an affiliate college of the University of London, which supervised its academic programs and awarded degrees. After Ghana gained independence in 1957, the college was renamed the University College of Ghana. It changed it name again to the University of Ghana in 1961, when it gained full university status.
The University of Ghana is situated on the west side of the Accra Legon Hills and northeast of the centre of Accra. It has over 60,000 registered students.
The University of Ghana Stadium is a sports complex in the city of Kumasi, in the country of Ghana. It is located on the campus of the University of Ghana and can accommodate up to 40,000 spectators. It was completed in March 2010 and has been used on several occasions for sporting events, such as the 2012 Summer Olympics. The stadium also hosts professional football matches and is the home of the Ghanaian national football team. Additionally, the stadium is used for athletics events.
