{"id":393659,"date":"2018-01-22T06:07:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T06:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=393659"},"modified":"2018-01-24T18:36:52","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T18:36:52","slug":"the-poor-state-of-the-accra-sports-stadium-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/the-poor-state-of-the-accra-sports-stadium-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"The poor state of the Accra Sports Stadium [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Accra Sports Stadium was first inaugurated in 1952, and later renamed after Ghana\u2019s first sports administrator, Ohene Djan in 2004.<\/p>\n
It was however reverted to its original name; Accra Sports Stadium without a ceremony following some controversies.<\/p>\n
The stadium was last renovated in 2008 at a cost of $31 million to be used as one of the stadia for the 2008\u00a0African Cup of Nations when Ghana hosted the continental tournament.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the stadium has been left to rot, becoming a death trap for patrons including government leaders who grace special sporting events there.<\/p>\n
Here are some photos of the current state of the stadium.<\/p>\n
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By: Roberta Edem Abbeyquaye\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Accra Sports Stadium was first inaugurated in 1952, and later renamed after Ghana\u2019s first sports administrator, Ohene Djan in 2004. It was however reverted to its original name; Accra Sports Stadium without a ceremony following some controversies. The stadium was last renovated in 2008 at a cost of $31 million to be used as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":393712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142,11],"tags":[8176,3],"yoast_head":"\n