The Ohene
Djan Sports Stadium is a multi-use 40,000 all seater stadium in Accra, Ghana mostly used for association
football matches. Orignally known as the
Accra Sports Stadium, the stadium was renamed after Ohene Djan, Ghana’s first
director of sports in 2004.
This
renaming was quite controversial and was opposed by many of Accra’s Ga community who felt that a prominent Ga should be given the honour since it is a centrepiece of downtown Accra. This went on until june
16, 2011, when the name Ohene Djan stadium was reverted back to its former name
“Accra Sports Stadium” without any official announcement and it has ever since
remained so.
The stadium
was rebuilt, upgraded and modernised to meet FIFA standards in 2007 as a form of
preparation to host some of the matches
in the 2008 African Cup of Nations. The final project was inaugurated in October 2007 with a four -nations
tournament that Ghana won (The Zenith Cup).
Tha Accra
Sports stadium also serves as the home of one of Africa’s most popular clubs,
Hearts of Oak as well as Great Olympics. But Ghanas National team matches are
sometimes played there.
The stadium is also designated for the hosting of programs, concerts and shows of larger audiences, such as the Mavado and Samini show in 2012, The Guiness Big Eruption Concert where Akon, Whiz Kid and other local artistes gathered on one stage, Ghana Praise Festival by Rev. Dr. Billy Graham and the recent African Worships with Sonnie Badu.
NATIONAL ALL BELIEVERS ALL NIGHT AT THE STADIUM