Accra sports stadium Archives

08 Oct

2025 AFCONQ: Elisha Owusu Praises Quality Of Accra Sports Stadium Pitch Ahead Of Sudan Clash

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Black Stars midfielder Elisha Owusu has praised the state of the Accra Sports Stadium pitch ahead of their games against Sudan in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The AJ Auxerre midfielder was part of the 11 players who trained at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday afternoon. Elisha Owusu “It was good; I will not lie to you,” the midfielder told the press. “The pitch was quite good and we had an amazing training today so we are really happy that everybody is doing their thing to help us play better football,” he added. The Black Stars will…

02 Oct

CAF Approves Accra Sports Stadium For Ghana Vs Sudan AFCON Qualifier

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the Accra Sports Stadium for the TotalEnergies 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Matchday 3 qualifier between Ghana and Sudan. According to a letter from CAF to the Ghana Football Association, Prosper Harrison Addo, the continental body has santioned the Accra Stadium for the match scheduled for Friday, October 11, after an independent inspection. "Following a comprehensive review of the reports of the CAF independent inspection regarding the Cape Coast and Accra Sports Stadia, we are pleased to inform you that the Accra Sports Stadium has been approved to host the AFCON…

23 Feb

Black Queens Set To Face Zambia At The Accra Sports Stadium Today

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The Black Queens of Ghana are set to face a challenging hurdle in their bid to qualify for this year's Paris Olympics at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium on Friday, 23 February. The team, led by Swiss coach Nora Häuptle, must overcome the Copper Queens of Zambia in the penultimate round of qualifiers. The women's senior national team began the qualifiers on a strong note, with convincing wins against Guinea and Benin. The team's impressive performance in the Women's African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) has given fans a desire to value the soil's football activities. Despite the untimely death of a squad…

22 Feb

Hearts Of Oak Granted Permission To Use Accra Stadium Again

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Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club will compete at the Accra Sports Stadium after a lengthy time away from the national edifice. The team marks its return to the Stadium with a scheduled Ghana Premier League game against Real Tamale United on Sunday, February 25. The game is part of a run of fixtures set to be played this past weekend to mark the start of the second round of the 2023-2024 Ghana Premier League season. Hearts of Oak have been absent from the Accra Stadium due to the 2023 AFCON induced break and the use of the Stadium for…

20 Feb

ECG Disconnects Accra Sports Stadium Over GH¢400,000 Debt

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has disconnected power to the Accra Sports Stadium over a GH¢400,000 debt owed the country’s power distributor. The disconnection was done on Monday evening as workers work in realest to put the facility in shape to host Friday’s Paris 2024 Olympic football qualifier match between Zambia’s women’s national team and Ghana’s Black Queens. It is not for first time ECG has cut power to the stadium over its oiling debt. In March 2022, the National Task Force of ECG disconnected power supply to the stadium over a debt to the tune of GH¢508,000.00. Other…

07 Feb

We Paid More Than GH₵70,000 To NSA For Accra Sports Stadium – Stonebwoy’s Manager

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The manager of Ghanaian dancehall artiste Stonebwoy, has disclosed that more than GH₵70,000.00 was paid to the National Sports Authority (NSA) to secure the Accra Sports Stadium for the dancehall sensation’s 5th Dimension Concert which was held on December 22, 2023. This is a contradiction to what the Director General of the NSA, Peter Twumasi, on Monday, February 5, 2024, told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament that the artiste paid GH₵70,000.00 for the venue. Speaking in a radio interview with Accra-based Hitz FM on Tuesday, the manager, Chief Stylz indicated that his team paid more than the amount stated by…

28 Dec

Record Attendance As Shatta Wale And Medikal Fill Accra Sports Stadium To Its Rafters

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The second edition of the Freedom Wave concert lived up to its billing as more than 40, 000 fans attended the show at the Accra Sports Stadium on Christmas Day. Hosted by Shatta Wale and Medikal, the Freedom Wave concert was a gigantic musical showpiece as fans from all walks of life witnessed some amazing performances. Shatta Wale, who made a triumphant entry to the stadium with a long convoy of plush cars, demonstrated his unique stagecraft with some dazzling performances. As he did at the first concert, Shatta Wale thrilled the thousands gathered with some spectacular performances until the…

12 Dec

Patrons Of Abortive Wizkid Live Concert To Receive Full Refund Of Fees

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Renowned global Afrobeats star, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid did not show up at his debut Ghana concert on December 10 at the Accra Sports Stadium. It is not yet known why the Afrobeats star was absent despite a contractual agreement with organisers of the event. However, Live Hub entertainment, the organisers of the event in a statement said the Nigerian artiste breached a contractual agreement for failing to show up at the concert. Live Hub entertainment assured patrons of a full refund of fees. “Dear LiveHub Nation, Wizkid breached his contractual obligation last night. We sincerely apologise…

11 Nov

Wizkid To Storm Accra Sports Stadium With Debut Ghana Concert In December 10

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Renowned global Afrobeats star, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid is set to stage his first-ever headline concert in Accra this December. Owing to a streak of major achievements and hit releases throughout his career and especially in 2022, Nigeria’s finest Afrobeat sensation is about to pull off an epic concert in Ghana on December 10. Big Wiz is set to make another major statement at the 40,000 seater Accra Sports Stadium right after his November 16th concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden and November 24th gig at the Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Patrons are expecting an exclusive…

15 Sep

Ghana Can Use Baba Yara And Accra Sports Stadia For Africa Games – NSA Boss

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The Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Professor Peter Twumasi, says Ghana will be ready to host the 2023 Africa Games. With less than a year to the games to be staged in Accra, the Local Organizing Committee is racing against time to put adequate infrastructure in place to host the multi-sport event. Concerns have been raised by major stakeholders on the slow pace of work on the new Borteyman Olympic-size stadium as well as renovation works at the Legon Stadium. Both facilities are expected to be used for next year’s Africa Games. Chairman of the Local Organising…