Baba Yara Stadium
Kumasi Sports Stadium | |
| Former names | Kumasi Sports Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana |
| Owner | Sports Council of Ashanti |
| Capacity | 40,528 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1959 (first stands were built in 1971) |
| Project manager | United African Company (UAC) |
| Tenants | |
| Asante Kotoko Ghana national football team | |
Baba Yara Sports Stadium (also Kumasi Sports Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kumasi, Ashanti. It is Ghana's largest stadium, with a seating capacity of 40,528. The Kumasi Stadium is used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for athletics. It is the home of Kumasi Asante Kotoko as well as King Faisal.
The Stadium which is known for hosting important games such as World cup qualifiers and AFCON qualifiers received its heaviest backlash due to technical infraction and unsuitable playing field. This was due to a church program organized on the pitch thereby losing its license to host football matches of international standard s.