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| Accra Hockey Stadium |
The game of hockey in Ghana as it is
widely called among other sporting disciplines as ‘lesser known sport’s or the exalted name
‘less financed sports’ yet was one of the most deep-rooted sports in the
country could not boast of even one standard stadium until 2009 when it took
The Late President Prof. J. E. A. Mills’ government and his intervention for
the construction of State- of- the-Art Hockey Stadium to host an international
event.
The newly constructed Hockey stadium
in Accra named after the woman affectionately nicknamed “Joan of
Arc of Ghana Sports” by the late affable Sports Director Ohene Djan- Mrs
Theodosia Okoh is a powerful landmark facility combining
dynamic authentically pleasing architecture with a modern water based pitch.
The 1,200-seating capacity stadium
was built to host the 11-day Africa Cup Hockey Tournament. The newly
constructed Hockey Stadium located between the main vehicular transport
terminal in Central Accra popularly known as Tema Station and the headquarters
of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has state of -the- art water based
pitch constructed and installed with the synthetic turf product, Edel Triple T
EL System by a Belgium based grass experts, Edel Grass.
The installed hockey pitch was
tested by an International Hockey Federation accredited laboratory and found to
comply with all the performance requirements established by this federation for
the conduct of world level hockey competitions, specified international
competitions and national hockey competitions.
An approach from the roads bordering
the stadium from the Western and Northern ends brings visitors to a security
post and two other entrances for spectators. There is provision for 4 ticketing
rooms. From the car park one sees the imposing V.I.P. building. The stadium has
a three floor V.I.P. structure with hostel facilities for visiting and host
teams alike with four (4) players changing rooms with a capacity of 22 each.
With this fascinating state
of-the-art edifice in the country, it’s expected that the game progresses for
the nation to win more laurels at the international stage.
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| Water-base Pitch |
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