Baba Yara Stadium

Asante Kotoko

  • African Cup of Nations 1978
  • African Cup of Nations 2000
  • African Cup of Nations 2008

The Baba Yara Stadium ( Baba Yara Stadium English ), Kumasi Sports Stadium (English Kumasi Sports Stadium ) called, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi. It is equipped with a capacity of 51,100 seats, the largest stadium in Ghana. For the African Cup of Nations 2008, the stadium was rebuilt. As a pure seat stadium holds 40,500 spectators.

It is the home stadium of the football club Asante Kotoko. The stadium is mostly used for football matches, and occasionally will also find athletics competitions are held there.

The stadium was built in 1959 was already at the African Cup in 1978 and 2000 as a venue.

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