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Ohene Djan Sports Stadium
Accra Sports Stadium
Former names	Accra Sports Stadium
Location	Accra, Ghana
Capacity	45,000
Tenants
	Great Olympics; Hearts of Oak

Ohene Djan Stadium is a multi-use, 45,000 all-seater stadium in Accra, Ghana, mostly used for association football matches. Originally known as the Accra Sports Stadium, the stadium was renamed after Ohene Djan, the country's first Director of Sports, in 2004. Its renaming was quite controversial and opposed by many in Accra's Ga community who felt that a prominent Ga should be given the honour since the stadium is a centrepiece of downtown Accra.^[2] Nonetheless, the stadium is considered by many to be the National Stadium.

As a designated venue of some of the 2008 African Cup of Nations matches, the stadium was rebuilt, upgraded and modernised to meet FIFA standards. Work on the stadium was completed in October 2007. It was inaugurated with a four-nations 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 Great Olympics, but Ghana's national team matches are sometimes played there.

During the 2000 African Cup of Nations in Ghana and Nigeria, the stadium hosted 9 matches,^[3] and was also the venue of the 1978 final.

[edit] Notes and references

^ www.fussballtempel.net
^ Ghanaian Chronicle (28 April 2005). "Ohene Djan Did Not Warrant Honour - Adjin Tettey". Sports news (Ghana Home Page). http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=80345. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
^ "Accra National Stadium". Cup of Nations Venue Guide (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/sport/football/africa/cup_of_nations/accra.stm. Retrieved 2007-04-06.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Ghana-pedia webpage - Ohene Djan Sports Stadium
New Work-in-Progress Photos - October 2007
Photo at worldstadiums.com
Photos at fussballtempel.net
Stadium design Moreno Marrazzo

Coordinates: 5°33′05.51″N 0°11′30.36″W / 5.5515306°N 0.1917667°W / 5.5515306; -0.1917667

Preceded by Addis Ababa Stadium Addis Ababa	African Cup of Nations Final Venue 1978	Succeeded by National Stadium Lagos
Preceded by Stade 7 November Rades	African Cup of Nations Final Venue 2008	Succeeded by Estádio Cidade Universitária Luanda

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[0] www.fussballtempel.net

[1] Ghanaian Chronicle (28 April 2005). "Ohene Djan Did Not Warrant Honour - Adjin Tettey". Sports news (Ghana Home Page). http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=80345. Retrieved 2007-04-06.

[stadium-2] "Accra National Stadium". Cup of Nations Venue Guide (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/sport/football/africa/cup_of_nations/accra.stm. Retrieved 2007-04-06.

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