Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium
Football stadium in Tamale, Ghana
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The Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium, formerly Tamale Sports Stadium, is a multipurpose stadium in Tamale, Ghana, mostly used for football matches as well as a place for hosting events such as entertainment concerts and album shows and serves as the home stadium of Real Tamale United, Tamale City FC, Northern City FC and Steadfast FC.[1]
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 Interactive map of Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium | |
| Former names | Tamale Sports Stadium |
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| Location | Tamale, Ghana |
| Owner | NSC/RCC |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Tenants | |
| Real Tamale United Steadfast FC Northern Ladies FC Ghana national football team | |
The stadium was completed in 2008 by the Shanghai Construction Group of China. The stadium looks similar to the Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium. The stadium, which hosted some matches during the 2008 African Cup of Nations, has a capacity of about 20,000.[2][3]
In December 2017, Tamale Sports Stadium was renamed Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium after the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama, the former Vice-President of Ghana.[4]
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- Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium
The exterior
The interior
